Back لاورى پيهكالا ARZ Lauri Pihkala German Lauri Pihkala EO Lauri Pihkala Spanish Lauri Pihkala Finnish Lauri Pihkala French Lauri Pihkala FY ラウリ・ピカラ Japanese 라우리 피흐칼라 Korean Lauri Pihkala NB
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 January 1888 Pihtipudas, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 20 May 1981 (aged 93) Helsinki, Finland |
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 800 m, high jump, discus throw |
| Club | HKV, Helsinki |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 800 m – 1:58.1 (1911) HJ – 1.75 m (1909) DT – 31.40 m (1906)[1] |
Lauri "Tahko" Pihkala (born Gummerus, 5 January 1888 – 20 May 1981) was the inventor of pesäpallo, the Finnish variant of baseball.[2] He was born in the vicarage of Pihtipudas, the son of the minister Alexander Gummerus.[3] In 1969 he became one of the first persons to receive an honorary doctorate in Sport Sciences from the University of Jyväskylä, together with president Urho Kekkonen and Professor Kaarina Kari.[4]
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- ^ "Lauri Pihkala". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 March 2021.