Voldemārs Lassi

Biographical information

RolesNon-starter
SexMale
Full nameVoldemārs•Lassi
Used nameVoldemārs•Lassi
Born8 December 1911 in Rīga, Rīga (LAT)
Died24 November 1961 (aged 49 years 11 months 16 days) in Rīga, Rīga (LAT)
NOC Latvia

Biography

Born in Rīga in 1911, Voldemārs Lassi started his cycling career in 1932, later becoming a USSR champion. In 1936 Lassi was selected to ride in the road race at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, but did not start the event. He also worked as a mechanic in a cycling club. Lassi was only a few days shy of his 50th birthday when he died in November 1961.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Cycling Road (Cycling) LAT Voldemārs Lassi
Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic) DNS