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| Nationality | Finnish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1917-06-20)20 June 1917 Kuru, Ylöjärvi | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 February 1986(1986-02-09) (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
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Tauno Kovanen (20 June 1917 – 9 February 1986) was a Finnish wrestler. He was born in Kuru. He won an Olympic bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1952.
Kovanen was a policeman by profession.
References
- ^ "Tauno Kovanen". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
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- 1917 births
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- People from Ylöjärvi
- Olympic wrestlers for Finland
- Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Finnish male sport wrestlers
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
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