Asser Rafael Wallenius was a Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 speed skater and racing driver who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics

1924 Winter Olympics

The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France...

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In 1924 he finished fifth in the 500 metres event

Speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics - Men's 500 metres

These are the results of the 500 metres speed skating event at the 1924 Winter Olympics. It was the first event of the Games, held on Saturday, January 26, 1924, which makes Charles Jewtraw the first gold medal winner in Winter Olympic Games history...

, tenth in the 5000 metres competition

Speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics - Men's 5000 metres

The 5000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, January 26, 1924.Twenty-two speed skaters from ten nations competed.-Medalists:-Records:...

, and also tenth in the 10000 metres event

Speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics - Men's 10000 metres

The 10000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Sunday, January 27, 1924.Sixteen speed skaters from six nations competed.-Medalists:-Records:...

. He also participated in the 1500 metres event

Speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics - Men's 1500 metres

The 1500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Sunday, January 27, 1924.Twenty-two speed skaters from nine nations competed.-Medalists:-Records:...

 but did not finish, therefore he was also unplaced in the all-round competition

Speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics - Men's all-round

The all-round speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics programme. It was a combined event of all four distances, which were held on Saturday, January 26, 1924 and on Sunday, January 27, 1924 during the Games...

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After retiring from competition, Wallenius moved into motor racing and competed in the years just each side of World War II, which included a third placing at the Estonian Grand Prix

Estonian Grand Prix

The Estonian Grand Prix was a motor race. Mostly held for motorcycles, three times it was held for cars in the period between the World Wars. The race was established on a road course held between the villagess of Pirita and Kose, near Tallinn....

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