Väinö Kokkinen (25 November 1899 – 27 August 1967) was a Finnish Greco-Roman wrestler. He won two Olympic gold medals in the middleweight category, in 1928 and 1932, and finished in fourth place in 1936. Between 1925 and 1933 he won one gold and four silver medals at the European championships as well as six national titles (1926, 1929–32 and 1934). Kokkinen was a blacksmith by profession and fought in the

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. He started training in wrestling in 1921, after moving to Helsinki. He retired in 1936 and ran a successful business in the clothing and hospitality industry. In the 1940s he was also a board member of the sports club ''Helsingin Jyry''.

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* * 1899 births 1967 deaths People from Hollola Sportspeople from Häme Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Päijät-Häme 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-wrestling-bio-stub