abstract:Kurt Oskar Wires (April 28, 1919, Helsinki - February 22, 1992) was a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won three medals with two golds (1952: K-2 1000 m, K-2 10000 m) and one silver (1948: K-1 10000 m).