Oskari Friman

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Oskari Friman
Born (1893-01-27)27 January 1893
Vahviala, Viipuri Province
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Oskari Friman
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1920 Antwerp Featherweight
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris Lightweight
FILA Wrestling World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1921 Helsinki 67.5 kg

Oskari Friman (27 January 1893 – 19 October 1933) was a Finnish wrestler from Vahviala in the Viipuri Province. He was both world champion and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.[1]

Olympics

Friman competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp where he received a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the featherweight class.[2]

At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris he received a gold medal in the lightweight class.[3]

World championships

He competed at the 1921 FILA Wrestling World Championships where he won the gold medal in the 67.5 kg class.

National championships

Friman won a total of ten Finnish championships, in 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924 and 1928.

References

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  2. "1920 Summer Olympics – Antwerp, Belgium – Wrestling" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 11, 2008)
  3. "1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Wrestling" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 11, 2008)


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