Paul Ernst Vilhelm Tirkkonen (9 October 1884 – 31 August 1968) was a lightweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland who won a bronze medal at the 1911 World Championships. Next year he competed at the

1912 Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, bet ...

, but was eliminated in the second round. His brother

Theodor Theodor is a masculine given name. It is a German form of Theodore. It is also a variant of Teodor. List of people with the given name Theodor * Theodor Adorno, (1903–1969), German philosopher * Theodor Aman, Romanian painter * Theodor Blueger, ...

competed alongside, in a heavier weight category.

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* 1884 births 1968 deaths Sportspeople from Helsinki Sportspeople from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Finland Wrestlers at the 1912 Summer Olympics World Wrestling Championships medalists {{Finland-wrestling-bio-stub