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Lassi Parkkinen (Lauri Rikhard Parkkinen) was born on 8 May, 1917 in Varkaus, Finland, is a Finnish speed skater (1917–1994). Discover Lassi Parkkinen's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 77 years old?
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Lauri Rikhard Parkkinen |
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77 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
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8 May 1917 |
| Birthday |
8 May |
| Birthplace |
Varkaus, Finland |
| Date of death |
3 October, 1994 |
| Died Place |
Espoo, Finland |
| Nationality |
Finland
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Lassi Parkkinen Height, Weight & Measurements
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Lassi Parkkinen Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Lassi Parkkinen worth at the age of 77 years old? Lassi Parkkinen’s income source is mostly from being a successful skater. He is from Finland. We have estimated Lassi Parkkinen's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Lauri ("Lassi") Rikhard Parkkinen (8 May 1917 – 3 October 1994) was a Finnish speed skater.
Lassi Parkkinen was born in Varkaus, an industrial town in the southeast of Finland.
He made his debut at the World Allround Championships in 1938, finishing ninth.
He also participated the next year, 1939, in what would turn out to be the last World Championships before World War II, but his results on the first three distances were not good enough to qualify for the final distance.
Due to the war, it took eight years before the World Championships were held again.
In addition, Parkkinen was Finnish National Allround Champion in 1941, 1943, 1944, 1946, and 1952 – a total of five times.
To put these personal records in perspective, the WR column lists the official world records on the dates that Parkkinen skated his personal records.
Note that the official world record on the 5,000 m on the day that Parkkinen skated his personal record on that distance was Hjalmar Andersen's time of 8:07.3.
At these first World Championships since World War II, Parkkinen was crowned the 1947 World Champion.
His success continued the next year at the 1948 Winter Olympics of St. Moritz, when he won Olympic silver on the 10,000 m.
His final speed skating successes came in 1952 when he won silver at the World Championships and became Finnish Allround Champion for the fifth and last time.
He also skated at the 1952 Winter Olympics of Oslo, but his 10,000 m time of 17:36.8 – almost identical to the time that won him silver in 1948 – was only good for the eighth place.
His best result at those 1952 Winter Olympics was a sixth place on the 1,500 m. The next year, 1953, Parkkinen finished only twelfth at the World Championships and he retired from speed skating soon afterwards.
He kept involved in speed skating though, being vice-chairman of the Suomen Luisteluliitto (Finnish Skating Association) from 1954 to 1960, as well as being a committee member of the International Skating Union from 1957 to 1964.
In the meantime, Nikolay Mamonov had skated a time of 8:03.7, but Mamonov's time was not recognised as a world record by the International Skating Union (ISU) until the 1955 ISU Congress.
Parkkinen has an Adelskalender score of 193.228 points.
Parkkinen died in 1994, aged 77.
An overview of medals won by Parkkinen at important championships he participated in, listing the years in which he won each:
