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Emil Väre and Taavi Tamminen (right) at the 1920 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Uurainen, Central Finland | 10 March 1889||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 19 January 1967 Helsinki, Finland | (aged 77)||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67–74 kg (148–163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Viipurin Voimailijat, Vyborg | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Taavi Tamminen (10 March 1889 – 19 January 1967) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland. [1] 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. [2]
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Emil Väre and Taavi Tamminen (right) at the 1920 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Uurainen, Central Finland | 10 March 1889||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 19 January 1967 Helsinki, Finland | (aged 77)||||||||||||||||||||
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
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Taavi Tamminen (10 March 1889 – 19 January 1967) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland. [1] 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. [2]