A ceremony was held in Helsinki to mark the 50th aniversery of the XV Olympiad, which is best remembered for Czechoslovakian Emil Zatopek's astounding feat of golds in the 5000 meters, 10000 meters and the marathon(!)

This photo is of Lasse Viren, who won gold in the 5000m and the 10000m at both the 1972 Munich and 1976 Montreal Games, carrying the flame into the Helsinki Olympic Stadium

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