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Eino Leino

1891 - 1986

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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 1920. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eino Leino is the 135th most popular wrestler (down from 90th in 2019), the 271st most popular biography from Finland (down from 266th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Finnish Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Eino Leino ranks 135 out of 1,027. Before him are Adolf Lindfors, Ivan Yarygin, Natalya Neidhart, Yrjö Saarela, Lou Thesz, and AJ Lee. After him are Yaşar Doğu, Akebono Tarō, Randy Orton, Carl Westergren, Anders Larsson, and Bob Backlund.

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Among people born in 1891, Eino Leino ranks 208. Before him are Mae Busch, Nikoloz Muskhelishvili, Karl Allmendinger, Ernest Leonard Johnson, Harry Cohn, and Virgilio Fossati. After him are Gustaf Dyrssen, Issay Dobrowen, Françoise Rosay, Leopold Vietoris, Raymond Bernard, and Alexander Volkov. Among people deceased in 1986, Eino Leino ranks 191. Before him are Hank Mobley, Hoàng Văn Thái, Juan Carlos Corazzo, Mary Welsh Hemingway, Desi Arnaz, and John Alcott. After him are Vilmos Kohut, Herbert Runge, Noboru Terada, Aleksei Arbuzov, John D. MacDonald, and Oleg Goncharenko.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Eino Leino ranks 271 out of 751. Before him are Janne Ahonen (1977), Teemu Selänne (1970), Kurt Martti Wallenius (1893), Yrjö Saarela (1884), Adolf Ivar Arwidsson (1791), and Kaisa Parviainen (1914). After him are Stina Ekblad (1954), Ruben Lagus (1896), Verner Järvinen (1870), Katri Helena (1945), Mr Lordi (1974), and Edvin Wide (1896).

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Among WRESTLERS In Finland

Among wrestlers born in Finland, Eino Leino ranks 8. Before him are Väinö Kokkinen (1899), Verner Weckman (1882), Kalle Anttila (1887), Kustaa Pihlajamäki (1902), Adolf Lindfors (1879), and Yrjö Saarela (1884). After him are Kaarlo Koskelo (1888), Hermanni Pihlajamäki (1903), Arvo Haavisto (1900), Kelpo Gröndahl (1920), Martti Nieminen (1891), and Johan Olin (1883).

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