Eduard Pütsep

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Eduard Pütsep
Competitor for Flag of Estonia Estonia
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Olympic Games
Gold 1924 Paris Bantamweight
World Championships
Silver 1922 Stockholm Bantamweight
European Championships
Silver 1927 Budapest Bantamweight

Eduard Pütsep (October 21, 1898 - August 22, 1960)[1] was an Estonian wrestler who won a Gold Medal in the Bantamweight division in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France after defeating Sweden's Sigfrid Hansson in the Sixth Round.[2]

He was born in Vastseliina, in Võru County, Estonia and competed in the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympic Games for his home country. At the 1922 World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship in Stockholm, Sweden he lost only in the final match to 1920 Olympics wrestling bronze medalist Fritiof Svensson Flag of Sweden Sweden by points and won the Silver medal.

Eduard Pütsep died in Kuusamo, Finland in 1960.


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  1. ^ Great Olympians
  2. ^ Eesti Olümpiakomitee: Pariis 1924

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[edit] Further reading

Lääne, Tiit: Eesti olümpiamedalivõitjad 1912–2006, pages 60–61. Eesti Olümpiakomitee, 2006. ISBN 9949-427-25-8.

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