Eduard Pütsep

Eduard Pütsep (21 October 1898 – 22 August 1960) was an Estonian wrestler. He competed in Greco-Roman wrestling in the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Olympics and won a gold medal in the bantamweight division in 1924, becoming the first Olympic champion in wrestling from Estonia. In 1928 he placed sixth in Greco-Roman and ninth in freestyle wrestling.

Eduard Pütsep
Personal information
Born(1898-10-21)21 October 1898
Vastseliina Parish, Kreis Werro, Governorate of Estonia
Died22 August 1960(1960-08-22) (aged 61)
Kuusamo, Finland
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubKalev Tallinn
Medal record
Olympic Games
1924 Paris -58 kg
World Championships
1922 Stockholm -58 kg
European Championships
1927 Budapest -58 kg
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