Editing Lauri Pihkala (section)

== Athletics ==

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|+ Lauri Pihkala at the Olympic Games
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!Games
!Event
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!Results
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|rowspan=3| [[1908 Summer Olympics]]
|[[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump|High jump]]
|16th
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|align=left| Height was measured in inches. Source:<ref>{{cite book | title = The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary | last1 = Mallon | first1 = Bill | last2 = Buchanan | first2 = Ian | publisher = McFarland | location = Jefferson, North Carolina, United States | date = 2001 | page = [https://archive.org/details/resultsofearlymo00mall_0/page/80 80] | isbn = 978-0-7864-0598-5 | url = https://archive.org/details/resultsofearlymo00mall_0/page/80 }}</ref>
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|[[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw|Discus throw]]
|12th–42nd
|unknown
|align=left| Source:<ref>{{cite book | title = The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary | last1 = Mallon | first1 = Bill | last2 = Buchanan | first2 = Ian | publisher = McFarland | location = Jefferson, North Carolina, United States | date = 2001 | page = [https://archive.org/details/resultsofearlymo00mall_0/page/92 92] | isbn = 978-0-7864-0598-5 | url = https://archive.org/details/resultsofearlymo00mall_0/page/92 }}</ref>
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|[[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put|Shot put]]
|colspan=2|Did not start
|align=left| Source:<ref>{{cite book | title = The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary | last1 = Mallon | first1 = Bill | last2 = Buchanan | first2 = Ian | publisher = McFarland | location = Jefferson, North Carolina, United States | date = 2001 | page = [https://archive.org/details/resultsofearlymo00mall_0/page/112 112, endnote 238] | isbn = 978-0-7864-0598-5 | url = https://archive.org/details/resultsofearlymo00mall_0/page/112 }}</ref>
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| [[1912 Summer Olympics]]
| [[Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|800 metres]], heats
|colspan=2| Did not finish
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In the 1910s, he became the first Finnish professional coach in athletics and also worked as a physical education instructor with the Finnish Army.<ref name=hall>[http://www.urheilunhalloffame.fi/pihkala-lauri/ Lauri Pihkala (1888-1981)]. Suomen urheilun Hall of Fame</ref>

Pihkala was known for being an avid sports fan, and he developed several outdoor games.