Paul Tirkkonen
![]() Tirkkonen (left) and Iivari Tuomisto | |||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
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Born | Helsinki, Finland | 9 October 1884||||||||||
Died | 31 August 1968 Helsinki, Finland | (aged 83)||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||
Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||
Club | HAK, Helsinki | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Paul Ernst Vilhelm Tirkkonen (9 October 1884 – 31 August 1968) was a lightweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland who won a bronze medal at the 1911 World Championships. Next year he competed at the 1912 Olympics, but was eliminated in the second round. His brother Theodor competed alongside, in a heavier weight category.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ "Paul Tirkkonen". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Paul Tirkkonen". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
External links[]
- Paul Tirkkonen at United World Wrestling
- Paul Tirkkonen at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1884 births
- 1968 deaths
- Sportspeople from Helsinki
- People from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
- Finnish male sport wrestlers
- Olympic wrestlers of Finland
- Wrestlers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- Finnish sport wrestler stubs