Vyalya, Voldemar

Voldemar Väli ( Est. Voldemar Väli ; January 10, 1903 , Kuressaare - April 13, 1997 ) - an Estonian classic-style wrestler , Olympic champion.

Voldemar Vyalya
est. Voldemar väli
personal information
Floor	male
A country	Estonia
Specialization	Greco-Roman wrestling
Date of Birth	January 10, 1903 ( 1903-01-10 )
Place of Birth	Kuressaare
Date of death	April 13, 1997 ( 1997-04-13 ) ( aged 94)
Place of death
Awards and medals Greco-Roman wrestling Olympic Games Gold Amsterdam 1928 feather-weight Bronze Berlin 1936 a light weight European Championships Gold Riga 1926 up to 62 kg Gold Budapest 1927 up to 62 kg Silver Stockholm 1930 up to 66 kg Silver Prague 1931 up to 66 kg

At the 1928 Summer Olympics, Vyalya won gold featherweight, and a bronze medal at the 1936 Olympics .

In 1942 he emigrated to Sweden, where he first worked as a locksmith, and then opened a doll factory with his wife.