Arvo Jaakko Haavisto (7 January 1900 – 22 April 1977) was a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

wrestler. He won a bronze medal at the 1924 Olympics and a gold medal in 1928, both in

freestyle wrestling Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling ...

. Haavisto took up wrestling in 1918 and won four Finnish titles: in 1925–1927 in freestyle and in 1925 in

Greco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling (Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mod ...

. 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 Ilmajoki (; sv, Ilmola) is a municipality of Finland. Ilmajoki is a town and municipality situated in Finland's South Ostrobothnia region, founded in 1865. Ilmajoki has a population of 12,165 (28. February 2017)and covers an area of 579.79 ...

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* 1900 births 1977 deaths People from Ilmajoki People from Vaasa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Olympic wrestlers of Finland Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Finnish male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for Finland Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Finnish wrestling coaches Sportspeople from South Ostrobothnia 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-wrestling-bio-stub