Väinö Ikonen

Väinö Ikonen
Born(1895-10-05)5 October 1895
Tuusniemi, Finland
Died10 February 1954(1954-02-10) (aged 58)
Helsinki, Finland
Väinö Ikonen
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris Bantamweight

Väinö Ikonen (5 October 1895 – 10 February 1954) was a Finnish wrestler.[1] He was born in Tuusniemi. He won an Olympic bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1924. He won a gold medal at the 1921 World Wrestling Championships.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Väinö Ikonen". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Väinö Ikonen". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2012.


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