# Kurt Wires

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{{short description|Finnish canoeist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
|name=
|image= Yrjö Hietanen and Kurt Wires 1952.jpg
| image_size     = 270px
|caption= Wires (right) and [Yrjö Hietanen](/source/Yrj%C3%B6_Hietanen) at the 1952 Olympics
|birth_date=28 April 1919 
|birth_place= [Helsinki](/source/Helsinki), Finland
|death_date=22 February 1992 (aged 72)
|death_place=[Espoo](/source/Espoo), Finland
| height = 176 cm
| weight = 74 kg
|sport=[Canoe racing](/source/Canoe_racing)
|club=
|alma_mater=
| show-medals    = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{FIN}}}}
{{MedalOlympics}}
{{MedalSilver|[1948 London](/source/1948_Summer_Olympics)|[K-1 10000 m](/source/Canoeing_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_K-1_10000_metres)}}
{{MedalGold|[1952 Helsinki](/source/1952_Summer_Olympics)|[K-2 1000 m](/source/Canoeing_at_the_1952_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_K-2_1000_metres)}}
{{MedalGold|[1952 Helsinki](/source/1952_Summer_Olympics)|[K-2 10000 m](/source/Canoeing_at_the_1952_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_K-2_10000_metres)}}
}}

'''Kurt Oskar "Kurre" Wires''' (28 April 1919 – 22 February 1992) was a [Finnish](/source/Finland) [canoe sprint](/source/canoe_sprint)er 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](/source/Yrj%C3%B6_Hietanen).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181910/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/kurt-wires-1.html Kurt Wires]. Sports Reference.com</ref>

==Personal life==
Wires served in the [Finnish Army](/source/Finnish_Army) during the [Second World War](/source/Second_World_War) and lost his right eye during the [Continuation War](/source/Continuation_War).<ref name="Olympedia">{{Cite web |title=Kurt Wires |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/9565 |access-date=22 January 2021 |website=Olympedia}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Footer Olympic Champions Men K-2 1000 m}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions Men discontinued kayak events}}

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Category:Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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Category:Finnish military personnel of World War II
Category:Finnish disabled sportspeople
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