Kyösti Laasonen

Kyösti Laasonen (born 27 September 1945) is an archer from Finland, who was born in Kitee, Finland.

Kyösti Laasonen
Medal record
Men's Archery
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
1972 Munich Individual
World Championships
1981 Punta Ala Individual
1981 Punta Ala Team
European Championships
1968 Reutte Recurve
1978 Reutte Recurve

He competed for Finland in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the individual event where he finished in third place behind American John Williams and Sweden's Gunnar Jervill. Four years later he finished 15th at the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada followed by 7th and 28th in the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1984 Summer Olympics respectively.

His brother Kauko Laasonen also competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics finishing in 20th position.

References

    • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kyösti Laasonen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.


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