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Eino Virtanen
Eino Virtanen may refer to: *Eino Virtanen (wrestler) Eino Mauno Virtanen (19 August 1908 in Uskela – 3 December 1980 in Helsinki) was a Finnish wrestler who took part in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin and 1948 Games in London. Virtanen won an Olympic bronze in wrestling at the 1936 Summer ... (1908–1980), Finnish wrestler who took part in the 1936 and 1948 Olympic Games * Eino Virtanen (footballer) (1914–?), Finnish international footballer {{DEFAULTSORT:Virtanen, Eino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eino Virtanen (wrestler)
Eino Mauno Virtanen (19 August 1908 in Uskela – 3 December 1980 in Helsinki) was a Finnish wrestler who took part in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin and 1948 Games in London. Virtanen won an Olympic bronze in wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. He came in third in the welterweight class up to 72.0 kg, in Greco-Roman style, behind Rudolf Svedberg from Sweden and Fritz Schäfer from Germany. Virtanen became European champion in wrestling in 1946 in Stockholm. Olympic medals *1936 Berlin - Bronze in wrestling, Greco-Roman style, welterweight Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ... References External links * 1908 births 1980 deaths Sportspeople from Salo, Finland Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1948 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |