Eduard Pütsep
Estonian wrestler (1898–1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eduard Pütsep (21 October 1898 – 22 August 1960) was an Estonian wrestler.[1] He competed in Greco-Roman wrestling in the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Olympics and won a gold medal in the bantamweight division in 1924, becoming the first Olympic champion in wrestling from Estonia. In 1928 he placed sixth in Greco-Roman and ninth in freestyle wrestling.[2]
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Born | (1898-10-21)21 October 1898 Vastseliina Parish, Kreis Werro, Governorate of Estonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 22 August 1960(1960-08-22) (aged 61) Kuusamo, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Kalev Tallinn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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