Kurt Wires, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kurt Wires

Finnish canoer

Date of Birth: 28-Apr-1919

Place of Birth: Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Date of Death: 22-Feb-1992

Profession: canoeist

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Kurt Oskar "Kurre" Wires (28 April 1919 – 22 February 1992) was a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics.
In 1948 he won a silver medal in the individual 10000 m event.
Four years later he earned two gold medals in the 1000 m and 10000 m doubles, together with Yrjö Hietanen.