Väinö Ikonen
| Väinö Ikonen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 October 1895 Tuusniemi, Finland |
| Died | 10 February 1954 (aged 58) Helsinki, Finland |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Greco-Roman wrestling | ||
Representing  Finland
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Olympic Games
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1924 Paris | Bantamweight |
Väinö Ikonen (5 October 1895 – 10 February 1954) was a Finnish wrestler.[1] He was born in Tuusniemi. He won an Olympic bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1924. He won a gold medal at the 1921 World Wrestling Championships.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Väinö Ikonen". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Väinö Ikonen". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
External links
[edit]- Väinö Ikonen at the International Wrestling Database
- Väinö Ikonen at Olympedia
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Categories:
- 1895 births
- 1954 deaths
- People from Tuusniemi
- People from Kuopio Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
- Olympic wrestlers for Finland
- Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Finnish male sport wrestlers
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from North Savo
- 20th-century Finnish sportsmen
- Finnish Olympic medalist stubs
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