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Aarne Aatami "Arvo" Peussa (25 December 1900 – 19 July 1941) was a Finnish middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics where he won his heat to come 9th in the final. He was killed in action at age 40 in Russia during World War II.

References

1. "Arvo Peussa". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arvo Peussa Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
3. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

External links

• Arvo Peussa at Olympics.com
• Arvo Peussa at Olympedia

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