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Lauri Pihkala

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Lauri "Tahko" Pihkala (born Gummerus, 5 January 1888 – 20 May 1981) was the inventor of pesäpallo, the Finnish variant of baseball. [1]

19 relations: Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw, Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump, Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres, Baseball, Discus throw, Eugenics, Finland, Finnish Civil War, Hans Kalm, Helsinki, High jump, Nina Sailo, Pesäpallo, Pihtipudas, University of Jyväskylä, Urho Kekkonen, White Guard (Finland), 1908 Summer Olympics, 1912 Summer Olympics.

Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London.

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Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump

The men's high jump was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London.

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Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme.

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Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two opposing teams who take turns batting and fielding.

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Discus throw

The discus throw is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors.

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Eugenics

Eugenics (from Greek εὐγενής eugenes 'well-born' from εὖ eu, 'good, well' and γένος genos, 'race, stock, kin') is a set of beliefs and practices that aims at improving the genetic quality of a human population.

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Finland

Finland (Suomi; Finland), officially the Republic of Finland is a country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east.

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Finnish Civil War

The Finnish Civil War was a conflict for the leadership and control of Finland during the country's transition from a Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire to an independent state.

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Hans Kalm

Hans Kalm (21 April 1889 – 1 February 1981) was an Estonian soldier who served in the armies of Russian Empire, Finland and Estonia.

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Helsinki

Helsinki (or;; Helsingfors) is the capital city and most populous municipality of Finland.

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High jump

The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it.

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Nina Sailo

Nina Sailo (née Stünkel; 26 July 1906 – 15 November 1998) was a sculptor from Finland.

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Pesäpallo

Pesäpallo (boboll, both names literally meaning "nest ball", also referred to as "Finnish baseball") is a fast-moving bat-and-ball sport that is often referred to as the national sport of Finland and has some presence in other countries including Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, and Canada's northern Ontario (the latter two countries have significant Nordic populations).

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Pihtipudas

Pihtipudas is a municipality of Finland.

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University of Jyväskylä

The University of Jyväskylä (Jyväskylän yliopisto) is a university in Jyväskylä, Finland.

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Urho Kekkonen

Urho Kaleva Kekkonen (3 September 1900 – 31 August 1986) was a Finnish politician who served as the eighth and longest-serving President of Finland (1956–82).

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White Guard (Finland)

The White Guard or Civil Guard (lit. protection corps) was a voluntary militia that emerged victorious over the socialist Red Guard as a part of the Whites in the Finnish Civil War of 1918.

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1908 Summer Olympics

The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, United Kingdom from 27 April to 31 October 1908.

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1912 Summer Olympics

The 1912 Summer Olympics (Swedish: Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 22 July 1912.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauri_Pihkala

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