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Also known as Tony Christian Halme

Finnish boxer and politician (1963–2010)

Person · Open Library

Born
1963
Died
2010
Works
1

Top works

  • Testamentti

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Finland
Active from
1963-01-06
Active to
2010-01-08
finnish

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
10,542
Total plays
138,750

Tags

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Tony Halme (January 6, 1963 - January 8, 2010) was a Finnish professional boxer, wrestler, author, politician, actor, and musician. He was known by the pseudonym "Viikinki" ("The Viking"). He used to appear in the Finnish version of the TV game show American Gladiators in the 1990s. Halme has also been a professional wrestler as "Ludvig Borga" and professional boxer who held the Finnish heavyweight championship. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Tony+Halme">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Quotes

  • My opponent is tough but I'm tougher, in fact I wrote the book about toughness!

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Christian
Gender
male
Citizenship
Finland
Place of birth
Helsinki
Place of death
Helsinki
Political party
Finns Party
Languages spoken
Finnish
Native language
Swedish
Instrument
voice
Country for sport
Finland
Mass
140
Height
191
Work location
Atlantic City
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Commons category
Tony Halme
date of birth
1963-01-06
date of death
2010-01-08
head coach
Verne Gagne
manner of death
Suicide
name in native language
Tony Halme
cause of death
gunshot wound
start of work period
1989-00-00
place of burial
Hietaniemi cemetery
ethnic group
Finland Swedes
sports discipline competed in
heavyweight
Sources (6)

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