Väinö Kajander
 Kajander (left) in 1921 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 30 November 1893 Elimäki, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 September 1978 (aged 84) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Helsingin Jyry | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Väinö Viktor Kajander (later Kajukorpi, 30 November 1893 – 16 September 1978) was a welterweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland who won a silver medal at the 1932 Olympics.[1] Kajander was a machinist by profession. He retired from wrestling in 1936, aged 43.[2]
References
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External links
[edit]- Väinö Kajander at the International Wrestling Database
- Väinö Kajander at Olympedia
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- Finnish male sport wrestlers
- Olympic silver medalists for Finland
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