Väinö Ikonen (5 October 1895 – 10 February 1954) was a Finnish
wrestler
Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves diffe ...
.
He was born in
Tuusniemi. He won an Olympic bronze medal in
Greco-Roman wrestling
Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), or classic wrestling (Euro-English) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been i ...
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 for 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
20th-century Finnish sportsmen
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