Arvo Haavisto

{{Short description|Finnish wrestler (1900–1977)}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Arvo Haavisto

| image = Arvo Haavisto.jpg

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1900|1|7|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Ilmajoki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire

| death_date = {{death date and age|1977|4|22|1900|1|7|df=yes}}

| death_place = Ilmajoki, Finland

| sport = Freestyle wrestling

| club = Ilmajoen Kisailijat

| height = 172 cm

| weight = 66–74 kg

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's freestyle wrestling}}

{{MedalCountry | {{FIN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

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{{MedalGold| 1928 Amsterdam |Welterweight}}

{{MedalBronze| 1924 Paris |Lightweight}}

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Arvo Jaakko Haavisto (7 January 1900 – 22 April 1977) was a Finnish wrestler. He won a bronze medal at the 1924 Olympics and a gold medal in 1928, both in freestyle wrestling.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/arvo-haavisto-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203070850/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/arvo-haavisto-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2016 |title=Arvo Haavisto |access-date=8 September 2013}}

Haavisto took up wrestling in 1918 and won four Finnish titles: in 1925–1927 in freestyle and in 1925 in Greco-Roman wrestling. After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling coach and referee, attending the 1936 Olympics in this capacity. Since 1992 an annual Greco-Roman wrestling tournament has been held in his honor in his native Ilmajoki.