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Väinö Kokkinen

1899 - 1967

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Väinö Kokkinen (25 November 1899 – 27 August 1967) was a Finnish Greco-Roman wrestler. He won two Olympic gold medals in the middleweight category, in 1928 and 1932, and finished in fourth place in 1936. Between 1925 and 1933 he won one gold and four silver medals at the European championships as well as six national titles (1926, 1929–32 and 1934). Kokkinen was a blacksmith by profession and fought in the Finnish Civil War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Väinö Kokkinen is the 109th most popular wrestler (down from 104th in 2019), the 230th most popular biography from Finland (up from 280th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Finnish Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Väinö Kokkinen ranks 109 out of 1,027. Before him are Kofi Kingston, Enrico Porro, Finn Bálor, Bayram Şit, Braun Strowman, and Olle Anderberg. After him are Charlotte Flair, Antonino Rocca, Martin Klein, Road Dogg, Buddy Rogers, and Ignazio Fabra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Väinö Kokkinen ranks 197. Before him are Roger Vitrac, Armas Toivonen, Gerhard von Schwerin, Elizabeth Bowen, Filipp Oktyabrsky, and Jean de Brunhoff. After him are Hart Crane, Haddon Sundblom, Carlyle S. Beals, Colleen Moore, Paul Schmidt, and Giorgio Chiavacci. Among people deceased in 1967, Väinö Kokkinen ranks 178. Before him are Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Robert Henry Lawrence Jr., Antonio Moreno, Antonio Riberi, Percy Hodge, and Erick-Oskar Hansen. After him are Mischa Auer, Gigi Meroni, Eugénie Cotton, Bert Lahr, Franz Babinger, and Arthur Ransome.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Väinö Kokkinen ranks 230 out of 751. Before him are August Ahlqvist (1826), Magnus Lindberg (1958), Helena Westermarck (1857), Maria Wiik (1853), Harald Öhquist (1891), and Rafael Erich (1879). After him are Heikki Kovalainen (1981), Armas Taipale (1890), Carl Gustaf Mannerheim (1797), Sofi Oksanen (1977), Antti Tulenheimo (1879), and Vesa-Matti Loiri (1945).

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Among WRESTLERS In Finland

Among wrestlers born in Finland, Väinö Kokkinen ranks 2. Before him are Emil Väre (1885). After him are Verner Weckman (1882), Kalle Anttila (1887), Kustaa Pihlajamäki (1902), Adolf Lindfors (1879), Yrjö Saarela (1884), Eino Leino (1891), Kaarlo Koskelo (1888), Hermanni Pihlajamäki (1903), Arvo Haavisto (1900), and Kelpo Gröndahl (1920).

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