David Kolehmainen

Not to be confused with Tatu Kolehmainen.
David Kolehmainen
Born (1885-09-10)10 September 1885
Eura, Finland
Died 7 April 1918(1918-04-07) (aged 32)
Helsinki, Finland

David "Tatu" Kolehmainen (10 September 1885 – 7 April 1918) was a Finnish wrestler. He competed in the lightweight event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

During the Finnish Civil War Kolehmainen fought for the Red Guards and was killed in action on 7 April 1918 in Helsinki.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "David Kolehmainen Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
  2. ↑ War victims in Finland, 1914–22 Retrieved 6 June 2013.
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