Ilmari Vartia (25 August 1914 – 25 May 1951) was a Finnish fencer. He competed in the individual and team

épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains ...

events at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

. He died as a result of a wound sustained during a competition in 1951.

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1914 births 1951 deaths Sportspeople from Jyväskylä People from Vaasa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish male épée fencers Olympic fencers of Finland Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sport deaths in Sweden {{Finland-fencing-bio-stub