Väinö Ikonen (5 October 1895 – 10 February 1954) 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

Tuusniemi Tuusniemi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo region, east of Kuopio. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is Neighbour municipalities are Heinäv ...

. He won an Olympic bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1924. He won a gold medal at the 1921 World Wrestling Championships.

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* 1895 births 1954 deaths People from Tuusniemi People from Kuopio Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Olympic wrestlers of Finland Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Finnish male sport wrestlers Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from North Savo 19th-century Finnish people 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-wrestling-bio-stub