Taavi Tamminen
Finnish wrestler (1889–1967)
Emil Väre and Taavi Tamminen (right) at the 1920 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1889-03-10)10 March 1889 Uurainen, Central Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 19 January 1967(1967-01-19) (aged 77) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67–74 kg (148–163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Viipurin Voimailijat, Vyborg | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Taavi Tamminen (10 March 1889 – 19 January 1967) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland.[1] He won a silver Olympic medal in 1920, losing in the final to his clubmate Emil Väre, a world title in 1921, and a national title in 1922. After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling referee and masseur, attending the 1936 Summer Olympics with the Finnish team.[2]
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External links
- Taavi Tamminen at the International Wrestling Database
- Taavi Tamminen at Olympedia
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