Jouko Salomäki

Jouko Johannes Salomäki (born 26 August 1962 in Kauhajoki) is a Finnish wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling. He was nicknamed "Jokke" during his career.

Jouko Salomäki
Personal information
Full nameJouko Johannes Salomäki
Born (1962-08-26) 26 August 1962
Kauhajoki, Finland

Salomäki competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where he received the gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, in the welterweight class.[1] Salomäki won the World Championship in the same weight class in 1987.

References

  1. "1984 Summer Olympics Los Angeles, United States Wrestling" Archived 2008-08-27 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on August 26, 2008)


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