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'''Edgar Puusepp''' (11 September 1911 &ndash; 19 December 1982) was an Estonian [[amateur wrestling|wrestler]]. He competed in the [[Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman welterweight|men's Greco-Roman welterweight]] at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pu/edgar-puusepp-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418003257/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pu/edgar-puusepp-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Edgar Puusepp Olympic Results |access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref> He won a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling at the [[1939 European Wrestling Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/57828 |title=Edgar Puusepp |work=Olympedia |access-date=7 February 2022}}</ref>
'''Edgar Puusepp''' (11 September 1911 &ndash; 19 December 1982) was an Estonian [[amateur wrestling|wrestler]] and wrestling coach. He competed in the [[Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman welterweight|men's Greco-Roman welterweight]] at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]], achieving 4th place.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pu/edgar-puusepp-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418003257/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pu/edgar-puusepp-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Edgar Puusepp Olympic Results |access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref> He won a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling at the [[1939 European Wrestling Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/57828 |title=Edgar Puusepp |work=Olympedia |access-date=7 February 2022}}</ref>

==Career==
Edgar Puusepp was born in [[Tallinn]] to Kaarel and Mai Puusepp (née Luhe). He began training as a wrestling at [[Kalev Tallinn]] in 1928 under the guidance of [[Osvald Käpp]]. He won a Silver Medal in the men's welterweight event at the [[1939 European Wrestling Championships]], and achieved 5th place at both the 1937 and 1938 European Wrestling Championships. He won the Gold medal at the 1945 and 1957 USSR Championships, Bronze in 1945, and Silver in the men's freestyle event in 1947.<ref name="Detsember /> Puusepp was an 11-time Estonian champion: in 1938, 1940 and 1945-1951 in Greco-Roman wrestling, and 1948 and 1951 in freestyle wrestling.<ref name="Detsember>{{cite web|url=https://epl.delfi.ee/artikkel/51266047/paev-spordiajaloos-19-detsember|title=Päev spordiajaloos. 19. detsember |work=[[Päevaleht]] |date=18 December 2008 |access-date=8 February 2022|language=et}}</ref>

Prior to the outbreak of World War II, Puusepp worked as a baker in Tallinn. He was mobilized into the [[Red Army]] in 1941. After the war, he taught physical education and coached wrestling at Kalev Tallinn. From 1945 until 1959, he was the senior coach of the Estonian Greco-Roman wrestling team and from 1951 until 1957, he was a coach of the USSR team. Later in life, he wrote articles for the sports newspaper ''Spordileht'' and the sports and physical fitness magazine ''Kehakultuur'' and daily newspapers.<ref name="ESBL>{{cite web|url=http://www.esbl.ee/biograafia/Edgar_Puusepp|title=Pusepp, Edgar|work=Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon (ESBL)|first=Georg|last=Kristjanson|date=1973|access-date=8 February 2022|language=et}}</ref>

==Personal life and death==
Edgar Puusepp married Agathe Helene Priidemann. Their son was cyclist and cycling coach Toomas Puusepp. He died in Tallinn in 1982, aged 70, and s buried in Tallinn's [[Metsakalmistu|Forest Cemetery]].<ref name="ESBL />


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Revision as of 06:03, 8 February 2022

Edgar Puusepp
Edgar Puusepp (top) wrestling Fritz Schäferig in Berlin in 1939
Personal information
NationalityEstonian
Born(1911-09-11)11 September 1911
Tallinn, Estonia
Died19 December 1982(1982-12-19) (aged 71)
Tallinn, Estonia
Sport
SportWrestling

Edgar Puusepp (11 September 1911 – 19 December 1982) was an Estonian wrestler and wrestling coach. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman welterweight at the 1936 Summer Olympics, achieving 4th place.[1] He won a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1939 European Wrestling Championships.[2]

Career

Edgar Puusepp was born in Tallinn to Kaarel and Mai Puusepp (née Luhe). He began training as a wrestling at Kalev Tallinn in 1928 under the guidance of Osvald Käpp. He won a Silver Medal in the men's welterweight event at the 1939 European Wrestling Championships, and achieved 5th place at both the 1937 and 1938 European Wrestling Championships. He won the Gold medal at the 1945 and 1957 USSR Championships, Bronze in 1945, and Silver in the men's freestyle event in 1947.[3] Puusepp was an 11-time Estonian champion: in 1938, 1940 and 1945-1951 in Greco-Roman wrestling, and 1948 and 1951 in freestyle wrestling.[3]

Prior to the outbreak of World War II, Puusepp worked as a baker in Tallinn. He was mobilized into the Red Army in 1941. After the war, he taught physical education and coached wrestling at Kalev Tallinn. From 1945 until 1959, he was the senior coach of the Estonian Greco-Roman wrestling team and from 1951 until 1957, he was a coach of the USSR team. Later in life, he wrote articles for the sports newspaper Spordileht and the sports and physical fitness magazine Kehakultuur and daily newspapers.[4]

Personal life and death

Edgar Puusepp married Agathe Helene Priidemann. Their son was cyclist and cycling coach Toomas Puusepp. He died in Tallinn in 1982, aged 70, and s buried in Tallinn's Forest Cemetery.[4]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edgar Puusepp Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Edgar Puusepp". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Päev spordiajaloos. 19. detsember". Päevaleht (in Estonian). 18 December 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b Kristjanson, Georg (1973). "Pusepp, Edgar". Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon (ESBL) (in Estonian). Retrieved 8 February 2022.

External links

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