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Arvo Haavisto

1900 - 1977

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arvo Haavisto is the 221st most popular wrestler (up from 228th in 2019), the 354th most popular biography from Finland (up from 396th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Finnish Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Arvo Haavisto ranks 221 out of 1,027. Before him are Jorge González, Rustam Kazakov, Lajos Keresztes, Jack Swagger, Walter, and LA Knight. After him are Liv Morgan, Khalil Taha, Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov, Zack Ryder, Mick Foley, and Héctor Rodríguez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Arvo Haavisto ranks 269. Before him are Alfredo Porzio, Anni Holdmann, Lajos Keresztes, Nikolai Pogodin, Alan Helffrich, and Fernando Quiroga Palacios. After him are Håkan Malmrot, Ernst Ising, Jack Cameron, Simon Janashia, Rudolf Lippert, and Stefanie Clausen. Among people deceased in 1977, Arvo Haavisto ranks 223. Before him are Jorge Pardon, Philibert Smellinckx, Sergei Lemeshev, Giorgio La Pira, Ernő Nagy, and Tay Garnett. After him are Andy Devine, József Várszegi, Mishaal bint Fahd Al Saud, Jean Taris, Grațian Sepi, and H. A. Rey.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Arvo Haavisto ranks 354 out of 751. Before him are Pentti Linnosvuo (1933), Paavo Väyrynen (1946), Sirkka Polkunen (1927), Olavi Virta (1915), Pentti Hämäläinen (1929), and Eeva-Liisa Manner (1921). After him are Mikko Kozarowitzky (1948), Kaarlo Kangasniemi (1941), Klaes Karppinen (1907), Sulo Nurmela (1908), Päivi Meriluoto (1952), and Rodrigo (null).

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Among WRESTLERS In Finland

Among wrestlers born in Finland, Arvo Haavisto ranks 11. Before him are Kustaa Pihlajamäki (1902), Adolf Lindfors (1879), Yrjö Saarela (1884), Eino Leino (1891), Kaarlo Koskelo (1888), and Hermanni Pihlajamäki (1903). After him are Kelpo Gröndahl (1920), Martti Nieminen (1891), Johan Olin (1883), Pertti Ukkola (1950), Harri Koskela (1965), and Marko Yli-Hannuksela (1973).

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