Arvo Lindén
Finnish wrestler (1887–1941)
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Arvo Leander Lindén, later Linko (27 February 1887 – 18 March 1941) was a Finnish wrestler who won an Olympic bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1908.
27 February 1887
Arvo Lindén circa 1907 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Arvo Leander Linko | ||||||||||||||
Nickname | Foxterrieri | ||||||||||||||
| National team | Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | Arvo Leander Lindén 27 February 1887 Tampere, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 March 1941 (aged 54) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Shoemaker, postman, night watchman | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling, diving | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Lightweight | ||||||||||||||
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| Turned pro | 1923 | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Iivari Tuomisto (wrestling) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wrestling
Lindén began wrestling at the age of eleven, and competitively in 1904, when he won the Häme Province lightweight championship.[1]
He won Finnish wrestling championship in Greco-Roman under 60 kg class in 1908.[2][3]
He won bronze at the 1908 Olympics, which was a single-elimination tournament:
| Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First round |  Lucien Hansen (BEL) |
Win by fall at 2:33 |
| Second round |  Carl Carlsen (DEN) |
Win by fall at 4:15 |
| Quarter-finals | Anders Møller (DEN) |
Win by fall at 13:32 |
| Semi-finals |  Nikolay Orlov (RU1) |
Loss by points |
| Third place (best out of three) |  Gunnar Persson (SWE) |
Win by fall at 0:50 |
Win by fall at 2:25  |
His Olympic medal was auctioned for 3 500 euros in 2015.[5]
He won the Russian championship twice. In 1909, it was split between him, Emil Väre and Nikolay Orlov. In 1910, he won it exclusively.[6]
Soon after, neuropathic pain forced him to retire from wrestling.[7]
He returned to wrestling by taking part in professional events in Port Arthur, Ontario in 1923, training and coaching at the Nahjus Athletic Club.[8]
Diving
He won the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation championship in plain platform jumps in 1929.[9][10]
Sources
- Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 182. ISBN 978-951-98673-1-1.
- Arvo Lindén at Olympedia
