Name Kurt Wires | Role Olympic athlete | |
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Died February 22, 1992, Espoo, Finland Olympic medals Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 10000 metres | ||
Kurt Oskar "Kurre" Wires (28 April 1919 – 22 February 1992) was a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics. In 1948 he won a silver medal in the individual 10000 m event. Four years later he earned two gold medals in the 1000 m and 10000 m doubles, together with Yrjö Hietanen.
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