Arvo Haavisto
Finnish wrestler (1900–1977)
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| Born | (1900-01-07)7 January 1900 Ilmajoki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 April 1977(1977-04-22) (aged 77) Ilmajoki, Finland | |||||||||||||||||
| 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. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
External links
- Arvo Haavisto at the International Wrestling Database
- Arvo Haavisto at Olympics.com
- Arvo Haavisto at Olympedia
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- 1904
Charles Ericksen (NOR) - 1924
Hermann Gehri (SUI) - 1928
Arvo Haavisto (FIN) - 1932
Jack van Bebber (USA) - 1936 Frank Lewis (USA)
- 1948
Yaşar Doğu (TUR) - 1952 William Smith (USA)
- 1956
Mitsuo Ikeda (JPN) - 1960
Douglas Blubaugh (USA) - 1964 İsmail Ogan (TUR)
- 1968 Mahmut Atalay (TUR)
- 1972 Wayne Wells (USA)
- 1976 Jiichiro Date (JPN)
- 1980
Valentin Raychev (BUL) - 1984 David Schultz (USA)
- 1988 Kenny Monday (USA)
- 1992
Park Jang-soon (KOR) - 1996
Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS) - 2000 Brandon Slay (USA)
- 2004 Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS)
- 2008 Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS)
- 2012 Jordan Burroughs (USA)
- 2016
Hassan Yazdani (IRI) - 2020
Zaurbek Sidakov (ROC)
- 1904: 71.67 kg
- 1924–1936: 72 kg
- 1948–1960: 73 kg
- 1964–1968: 78 kg
- 1972–1996: 74 kg
- 2000: 76 kg
- 2004–present: 74 kg
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