Kaarlo Mäkinen
 Kaarlo Edvin Makinen at the 1928 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 May 1892 Mariehamn, Åland, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 May 1980 (aged 87) Turku, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Turun Riento Turun Voimamiehet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kaarlo Mäkinen (14 May 1892 – 11 May 1980) was a Finnish wrestler who competed at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Olympics in freestyle wrestling.[1] In 1920 he was eliminated in the preliminary round in the featherweight event. After that he moved to the bantamweight category and won a silver and a gold medal in 1924 and 1928, respectively. He also won two medals in Greco-Roman wrestling at the world championships of 1921 and 1922, as well as four national titles: three in Greco-Roman (1921–1923) and one in freestyle wrestling (1928).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kaarlo Mäkinen". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Kaarlo Mäkinen Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
External links
[edit]- Kaarlo Mäkinen at the International Wrestling Database
- Kaarlo Mäkinen at Olympics.com
- Kaarlo Mäkinen at Olympedia
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