# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kurt-wires
# Generated: 2026-08-14T04:16:12.126Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/kurt-wires"
name: "Kurt Wires"
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description: "Kurt Oskar \"Kurre\" Wires was a Finnish canoe sprinter who competed in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics. In 1948 he won a silver medal in the individual 10000 m event. Four years later he earned two gold medals in the 1000 m and 10000 m doubles, together with Yrjö Hietanen."
tagline: "Finnish canoer (1919-1992)"
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gender: "male"
birthDate: "1919-04-28"
deathDate: "1992-02-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump