Taavi Tamminen
 Emil Väre and Taavi Tamminen (right) at the 1920 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
30 March 1889 Uurainen, Central Finland | |||||||||||||||
| Died |
19 January 1967 (aged 77) Helsinki, Finland | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67–74 kg | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||||||
| Club | Viipurin Voimailijat, Vyborg | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Taavi Tamminen (30 March 1889 – 19 January 1967) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland. 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.[1]
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