Valle Resko

Valle Resko

Personal information
Born	3 June 1910 Uusikirkko, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	2 August 1988 (aged 78) Lahti, Finland
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Club	Viipurin Voimailijoita Viipurin Nyrkkeilijöitä

Valfrid Aleksander Resch (3 June 1910 – 2 August 1988), better known as Valle Resko, was a Finnish boxer. He competed as a lightweight at the 1928 and as a middleweight at the 1948 Summer Olympics, and lost his first bout on both occasions.^[1][2]

Domestically Resko won four championships: in 1927, 1929, 1934 and 1937. He represented clubs Viipurin Voimailijoita and Viipurin Nyrkkeilijöitä, and was a co-founder of the latter one. He also played baseball for Viipurin Pallonlyöjiä and Havin Kiriä, and won a silver medal at the 1933 national championships. Between 1929 and 1937 Resko worked as a boxing coach, and in 1934–1971 as a boxing referee. In this capacity he was present at the 1952, 1960 and 1964 Olympics. He headed the Finnish Boxing Federation in 1957–71, and served as its vice president in 1939–1956. Between 1957 and 1966 he was a member of the International Boxing Association. His son Anssi (1937–2003) was a leading Finnish track motorcyclist.^[2]

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