Taisto Kangasniemi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Olympic wrestler
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Place of Birth: Kankaanpää, South-Western Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland
About Taisto Kangasniemi
- Taisto Ilmari Kangasniemi (2 April 1924 – 31 October 1997) was a Finnish heavyweight wrestler.
- He competed in Greco-Roman and freestyle events at the 1948, 1952, 1952 and 1964 Summer Olympics, and won a freestyle bronze medal in 1956; he placed sixth in the freestyle in 1952 and fourth-sixth in Greco-Roman contests in 1952 and 1956.
- His best result at the world championships was fourth place in 1953 in Greco-Roman wrestling.
- Domestically he won eight Greco-Roman (1950–51, 1953, 1955, and 1962–63) and two freestyle titles (1953–54).After retiring from competitions Kangasniemi worked as a sports instructor and functionary.
- He was president and then honorary president of Tampereen Painiseura, a wrestling club he co-founded.
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