Emil Väre

Emil Ernst Väre^[1] (28 September 1885 – 31 January 1974) was a Finnish wrestler who won the gold medals in the lightweight class at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.^[2]

BornEmil Ernst Väre
28 September 1885

Kärkölä, Grand duchy of Finland

Died31 January 1974 (aged 88)

Kärkölä, Finland

SportGreco-Roman wrestling

ClubViipurin Voimailijat, Vyborg

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Emil Väre

Väre at the 1912 Olympics
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Born	Emil Ernst Väre 28 September 1885 Kärkölä, Grand duchy of Finland
Died	31 January 1974 (aged 88) Kärkölä, Finland
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	Viipurin Voimailijat, Vyborg
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  Finland Olympic Games 1912 Stockholm Lightweight 1920 Antwerp Lightweight World Championships 1911 Helsinki 73 kg

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Väre held the 1911 World title, the 1912 unofficial European title, and the 1909 and 1911 national titles. Between 1912 and 1916, he won all of his wrestling bouts. He retired after the 1920 Olympics to become a wrestling referee and coach. In the 1920s, he acted as president, general secretary, treasurer, and vice-president of his wrestling club Viipurin Voimailijat and was a board member of the Finnish Wrestling Federation.^[3]