Taavi Tamminen Explained

Taavi Tamminen
Height:174 cm
Weight:67–74 kg
Birth Date:10 March 1889
Birth Place:Uurainen, Central Finland
Death Place:Helsinki, Finland
Sport:Greco-Roman wrestling
Club:Viipurin Voimailijat, Vyborg
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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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taavi Tamminen . Olympedia . 11 September 2021.