Volmar Wikström
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| Volmar Wikström | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 December 1889 Pargas, Finland |
| Died | 10 June 1957 (aged 67) Helsinki, Finland |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's freestyle wrestling | ||
| Representing File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | ||
| Olympic Games
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| Silver medal – second place | 1924 Paris | Lightweight |
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Volmar Wikström (27 December 1889 – 10 June 1957) was a Finnish wrestler from Pargas, Olympic medalist in freestyle wrestling.[1]
Wikström competed in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, where he won the first four matches but was eliminated in the sixth round.[2]
At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris he competed in freestyle wrestling, and received a silver medal in lightweight.[3]
References
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External links
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Categories:
- 1889 births
- 1957 deaths
- People from Pargas
- Swedish-speaking Finns
- Olympic wrestlers for Finland
- Wrestlers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Finnish male sport wrestlers
- Olympic silver medalists for Finland
- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Southwest Finland
- 20th-century Finnish sportsmen
- Finnish Olympic medalist stubs
- Finnish sport wrestler stubs