Volmar Wikström

Volmar "Volmari" Valdemar Wikström (born December 27, 1889 in Pargas , † June 10, 1957 in Helsinki ) was a Finnish wrestler . He wrestled mostly in the Greco-Roman style, but at the Summer Olympics in Paris in 1924 he wrestled in freestyle and was second behind Russell Vis from the United States.

successes

(Lg = lightweight: up to 67.5kg / OS 1924: Lg: up to 66kg Mg = medium weight: up to 75kg)

• 1912, 5th place , OS in Stockholm , GR, Lg, behind Eemeli Väre , Finland , Gustaf Malmström and Edvin Matiasson , both Swedes , and Ödön Radvány , Hungary
• 1914, 1st place , unofficial EM in Vienna , GR, Lg, in front of Lajos Ohrstein and Ernö Markus , both Hungarians
• 1921, 2nd place , World Championships in Helsinki , GR, Mg, behind Taavi Tamminen and in front of Edvard Vesterlund , both Finland
• 1924, 2nd place , OS in Paris , FS, Lg, behind Russell Vis , USA and in front of Arvo Haavisto , Finland

Finnish championships

In the Greco-Roman style, Volmari Vikström became champion in 1914 and runner-up in 1915 and 1918. In freestyle wrestling, he was runner-up in 1923, but a year later he was Finnish champion ahead of Arvo and Yrjö Haavisto .

The results of the Finnish championships at a glance:

• 1914, 1st place , GR, up to 67.5 kg, ahead of Theodor Ahlberg and Adam Tanttu
• 1915, 2nd place , GR, up to 67.5 kg, behind Thure Ahlberg and in front of V. Multanen
• 1918, 2nd place , GR, up to 67.5 kg, behind Oskar Friman and in front of Juti Ikävalko
• 1923, 2nd place , FS, up to 72 kg, behind Väinö Penttala and in front of Arvo Haavisto
• 1924, 1st place , FS, up to 72 kg, ahead of Arvo Haavisto and Yrjö Haavisto
• 1924, 3rd place , GR, up to 67.5 kg, behind Herman Nykänen and Kalle Versterlund

Web links

• Profile of Volmar Wikström at the Institute for Applied Training Science
• Volmar Wikström in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )