Arvo Haavisto, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Finnish Olympic wrestler
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Place of Birth: Ilmajoki, Finland
About Arvo Haavisto
- Arvo Jaakko Haavisto (7 January 1900 – 22 April 1977) was a Finnish wrestler.
- He won a bronze medal at the 1924 Olympics and a gold medal in 1928, both in freestyle wrestling.Haavisto took up wrestling in 1918 and won four Finnish titles: in 1925–1927 in freestyle and in 1925 in Greco-Roman wrestling.
- After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling coach and referee, attending the 1936 Olympics in this capacity.
- Since 1992 an annual Greco-Roman wrestling tournament has been held in his honor in his native Ilmajoki.
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