Taavi Tamminen
Taavi Tamminen (30 March 1889 – 19 January 1967) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland. He won a silver Olympic medal in 1920, losing in the final to his clubmate Emil Väre, a world title in 1921, and a national title in 1922. After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling referee and masseur, attending the 1936 Summer Olympics with the Finnish team.[1]
 Emil Väre and Taavi Tamminen (right) at the 1920 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 30 March 1889 Uurainen, Central Finland | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 January 1967 (aged 77) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67–74 kg (148–163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | Viipurin Voimailijat, Vyborg | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=icon}
.svg.png){kind=icon}
References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Taavi Tamminen. |
- Taavi Tamminen. Sports Reference.com
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.