Eino Virtanen (wrestler)
Eino Mauno Virtanen (born August 19, 1908 in Uskela ; † December 3, 1980 in Helsinki ) was a Finnish wrestler , two-time Olympic participant and European champion from 1946.
successes
- 1936, bronze medal , OS in Berlin , GR, up to 72 kg, behind Rudolf Svedberg , Sweden and Fritz Schäfer , Germany
- 1939, 3rd place , EM in Oslo , GR, up to 72 kg, behind Fritz Schäfer and Edgar Pütsepp , Estonia
- 1946, 1st place , EM in Stockholm , GR, up to 79 kg, ahead of Mahmut Ceterez , Turkey and Axel Grönberg , Sweden
- 1948, 6th place , OS in London , GR, up to 67 kg, behind Gustav Freij , Sweden, Aage Eriksen , Norway , Karoly Ferencz , Hungary , Charif Damage , Lebanon and Johannes Munnikes , Netherlands
Finnish championships
Eino Virtanen competed in Finland for the following clubs: Turun Toverit , Helsingin Kisa-Veikot, Helsingin Paini-Miehet and Jyväskylän Voimailijat.
- 1936, 1st place , GR, up to 72 kg, ahead of Antti Mäki and Juho Kinnunen
- 1937, 2nd place , GR, up to 72 kg, behind Antti Mäki and in front of Oiva Sironen
- 1939, 1st place , GR, up to 72 kg, ahead of Tauno Lempinen and Tauno Pehkonen
- 1943, 1st place , GR, up to 72 kg, ahead of Juho Kinnunen and Tuomo Sandberg
- 1945, 1st place , GR, up to 72 kg, ahead of Juho Kinnunen and Lauri Kangas
- 1946, 3rd place , GR, up to 72 kg, behind Veikko Männikkö and Santeri Keisala
- 1946, 1st place , FS, up to 72 kg, ahead of Pekka Talikka and Heikki Sepponen
- 1947, 2nd place , GR, up to 73 kg, behind Matti Simanainen and in front of Veikko Tarvainen
So he was Finnish champion five times.
Web links
- Profile of Eino Virtanen at the Institute for Applied Training Science
- Eino Virtanen in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Virtanen, Eino |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Virtanen, Eino Mauno (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish wrestler |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1908 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Uskela |
DATE OF DEATH | 3rd December 1980 |
Place of death | Helsinki |