Tauno Kovanen (20 June 1917 – 9 February 1986) was a Finnish
wrestler
Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat spor ...
. He was born in
Kuru
Kuru may refer to:
Anthropology and history
* Kuru (disease), a type of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy associated with the cannibalistic funeral practices of the Fore people
* Kuru (mythology), part of Meithei mythology
* Kuru Kingdom, ...
. He won an Olympic bronze medal in
Greco-Roman wrestling in 1952.
Kovanen was a policeman by profession.
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1917 births
1986 deaths
People 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
Sportspeople from Pirkanmaa
20th-century Finnish people
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