Aarne Aatami "Arvo" Peussa (25 December 1900 – 19 July 1941) was a Finnish

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, ranging from 500 metres up to . The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distanc ...

. He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...

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 World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

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* 1900 births 1941 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Finnish male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Finland People from Primorsk, Leningrad Oblast Finnish military personnel killed in World War II 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub