Tauno Kovanen (20 June 1917 – 9 February 1986) was a Finnish
wrestler
Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves diffe ...
. He was born in
Kuru. He won an Olympic bronze medal in
Greco-Roman wrestling
Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), or classic wrestling (Euro-English) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been i ...
in 1952.
Kovanen was a policeman by profession.
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1917 births
1986 deaths
Sportspeople from Ylöjärvi
Olympic wrestlers for Finland
Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Finnish male sport wrestlers
Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
Olympic medalists in wrestling
Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
20th-century Finnish sportsmen
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