Emil Ernst Väre[1] (28 September 1885 – 31 January 1974) was a Finnish wrestler who won the gold medals in the lightweight class at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.[2]
 Väre at the 1912 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Emil Ernst Väre | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 September 1885 Kärkölä, Grand duchy of Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 January 1974 (aged 88) Kärkölä, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Viipurin Voimailijat, Vyborg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Väre held the 1911 World title, the 1912 unofficial European title, and the 1909 and 1911 national titles. Between 1912 and 1916, he won all of his wrestling bouts. He retired after the 1920 Olympics to become a wrestling referee and coach. In the 1920s, he acted as president, general secretary, treasurer, and vice-president of his wrestling club Viipurin Voimailijat and was a board member of the Finnish Wrestling Federation.[3]
References
edit- ^ other sources spell his name Eemili Ernesti Väre
- ^ "Emil Väre Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ "Emil Väre". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
External links
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- Emil Väre at the International Wrestling Database
- Emil Väre at Olympics.com
- Emil Väre at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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