Oskari Friman
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| Oskari Friman | |
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| Born |
27 January 1893 Vahviala, Viipuri Province |
| Died | 19 October 1933 (aged 40) |
| Medal record | ||
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Competitor for  Finland
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| Men's Greco-Roman wrestling | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1920 Antwerp | Featherweight |
| Gold | 1924 Paris | Lightweight |
| FILA Wrestling World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1921 Helsinki | 67.5 kg |
Oskari Friman (27 January 1893 – 19 October 1933) was a Finnish wrestler from Vahviala in the Viipuri Province. He was both world champion and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.[1]
Olympics
Friman competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp where he received a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the featherweight class.[2]
At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris he received a gold medal in the lightweight class.[3]
World championships
He competed at the 1921 FILA Wrestling World Championships where he won the gold medal in the 67.5 kg class.
National championships
Friman won a total of ten Finnish championships, in 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924 and 1928.
References
- ↑ "Oskari Friman Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
- ↑ "1920 Summer Olympics – Antwerp, Belgium – Wrestling" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 11, 2008)
- ↑ "1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Wrestling" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 11, 2008)
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