Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Väinö Kokkinen (November 25, 1899 August 27, 1967) was a Finnish wrestler from Hollola in the Päijänne Tavastia region. He became two times Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling, and also European champion.Kokkinen competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam where he received a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the middleweight class. He defended his gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He also participated at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where he finished 4th.