Famous People with Name Arvo

Arvo Askola            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Arvo Askola: was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres.He competed for Finland in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany in the 10,000 metres where he won the silver medal.

Arvo Heino Raudanma Hansen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Arvo Heino Raudanma Hansen: is a Danish former professional football (soccer) player, who played 31 games and scored five goals for the Danish national team from 1972 to 1978, and represented Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics football tournament. Hansen played as a midfielder for Danish club Slagelse B&I, as well as German clubs FC St. Pauli and SC Preussen Münster in the German 2nd Bundesliga.

Arvo Albert Viitanen            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Arvo Albert Viitanen: was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950's. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. He was born in Uurainen and died in Myllykoski.Viitanen also won five medals in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 x 10 km relay (1954), a silver in the 15 km (1954), and bronzes in the 50 km (1954, 1958) and the 4 x 10 km relay (1958).

Arvo Haavisto            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Arvo Haavisto: was a Finnish freestyle wrestler and Olympic champion.He won a gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.[2]

Arvo Ossian Aaltonen            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Arvo Ossian Aaltonen: was a Finnish swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, 1920 Summer Olympics and 1924 Summer Olympics.In the 1912 Olympics he was sixth in the semifinal of 200 m breaststroke event and third in the semifinal of 400 m breaststroke event and did not advance in both occasions,