Reino Kangasmäki
![]() Kangasmäki (left) at the 1948 Olympics | |||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
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Born |
2 July 1916 Kokkola, Finland | ||||||||||
Died |
26 September 2010 (aged 94) Vaasa, Finland | ||||||||||
Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||
Weight | 52–55 kg (115–121 lb) | ||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||
Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||
Club |
TUL Vaasan Toverit | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Reino Kalervo Kangasmäki (2 July 1916 – 26 September 2010) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland. He won a bronze medal in the flyweight class at the 1948 Olympics, his only major international tournament. At the national championships Kangasmäki placed third in 1943 and second in 1947.[1][2]
Kangasmäki was born in a family of a lumberjack. He started training in wrestling around 1935 and retired in 1951.[3]
References
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- ↑ Kangasmäki Reino Kalervo. tulpaini.fi
- ↑ Kangasmäki Reino. tulpaini.fi
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