Matti Poikala
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26 July 1935 (age 81) Sippola, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | IFK Hedemora | ||||||||||||||||||
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Matti Tapio Poikala (born 26 July 1935) is a retired Swedish wrestler. He competed in the freestyle lightweight division at the 1964 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the second bout. He then won a silver medal at the 1968 European and a bronze at the 1969 world championships in Greco-Roman wrestling, and finished fourth in 1969 in the 74 kg freestyle contest.[1]
Poikala was born in Finland and immigrated to Sweden in 1959.[2]
References
- ↑ "Matti Poikala". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
- ↑ Matti Poikala. Swedish Olympic Committee
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