Oskari Friman
Finnish wrestler (1893–1933)
Oskar David Friman · 奥斯卡里·弗里曼 · オスカル・フリーマン · 오스카리 프리만
- Born
- 27 January 1893, Luzhayka
- Died
- 19 October 1933, Vyborg
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire, Finland
- Sport
- Greco-Roman wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
Oskar David "Oskari" Friman (27 January 1893 – 19 October 1933) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland. He won gold medals in lightweight categories at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics and 1921 World Championships. Nationally he collected eleven Finnish titles, in 1915–1924 and 1928.
Friman took up wrestling in 1908, and by 1915 became one of the best Finnish lightweight wrestlers, together with his clubmate Emil Väre. Because of World War I, he started competing internationally only at the 1920 Olympics, where he dropped to featherweight to avoid meeting Väre. Väre retired soon after that, and Friman returned to lightweight. During those years he worked as a butcher and tinsmith, but later, when he became famous and retired from competitions, he was hired as head coach of the Finnish and Swedish national wrestling teams.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – men's Greco-Roman featherweight | ||
| wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – men's Greco-Roman lightweight |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q48586 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.