Eino Leino (wrestler), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Olympic wrestler
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Place of Birth: Kuopio, Eastern Finland Province, Finland
About Eino Leino (wrestler)
- Eino Aukusti Leino (7 April 1891 – 30 November 1986) was a Finnish freestyle wrestler.
- He competed at the 1920, 1924, 1928 and 1932 Olympics and won a medal each time, including a gold in 1924.Leino started as a diver and association football goalkeeper before changing to wrestling.
- In late 1914 he immigrated to the United States, and therefore did not compete at Finnish, European and world championships until 1930s, when he returned to Finland.
- He won the American AAU Championships in 1920 and 1923 and placed second in Finnish championships in 1936.
- Leino was a carpenter by profession, and later in 1949–52 also worked as a sports functionary in Finland.
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