Arvo Haavisto
Appearance
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Born | Ilmajoki, Finland | 7 January 1900||||||||||||||
Died | 22 April 1977 Ilmajoki, Finland | (aged 77)||||||||||||||
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 66–74 kg (146–163 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||
Club | Ilmajoen Kisailijat | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Arvo Jaakko Haavisto (7 January 1900 – 22 April 1977) was a Finnish wrestler. He won a bronze medal at the 1924 Olympics and a gold medal in 1928, both in freestyle wrestling.[1]
Haavisto took up wrestling in 1918 and won four Finnish titles: in 1925–1927 in freestyle and in 1925 in Greco-Roman wrestling. After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling coach and referee, attending the 1936 Olympics in this capacity. Since 1992 an annual Greco-Roman wrestling tournament has been held in his honor in his native Ilmajoki.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Arvo Haavisto Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
Categories:
- 1900 births
- 1977 deaths
- Olympic wrestlers of Finland
- Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Finnish male sport wrestlers
- Olympic gold medalists for Finland
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Finnish wrestling coaches
- Finnish Olympic medalist stubs
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