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Yrjö Saarela

Yrjö Saarela, Finnish wrestler and coach (died 1951)

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Born
July 13, 1884
Died
June 30, 1951
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1884

About Yrjö Saarela

Yrjö Erik Mikael Saarela was a Finnish wrestler who won Olympic gold and a world championship. Yrjö Erik Mikael Saarela (13 July 1884 – 30 June 1951) was a Finnish wrestler who won Olympic gold and a world championship. He won silver at the 1908 Olympics, which was a single-elimination tournament: According to rumours, Weckman bribed Saarela to throw the final. He won the Finnish national heavyweight championship in 1908 and 1909. He won the over 83 kg class at the 1911 World Wrestling Championships.

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Yrjö Saarela timeline

  1. Yrjö Erik Mikael Saarela (13 July 1884 – 30 June 1951) was a Finnish wrestler who won Olympic gold and a world championship.
  2. He won silver at the 1908 Olympics, which was a single-elimination tournament: According to rumours, Weckman bribed Saarela to throw the final.
  3. He won the Finnish national heavyweight championship in 1908 and 1909.
  4. He won the over 83 kg class at the 1911 World Wrestling Championships.

The world when Yrjö Saarela was born

Yrjö Saarela was born in 1884. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGrover Cleveland elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst roller coaster opens at Coney Island
  • Notable inventionRoller coaster
  • World population~1.44B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population53.7M

1884 versus 2026

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Measure18842026
Population53.7M341 million

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