Rauno Mäkinen
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| Gold | 1956 Melbourne | Featherweight |
Rauno Mäkinen (January 22, 1931, Pori – September 9, 2010[1]) was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.
[edit] Olympics
Mäkinen competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne where he received a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the featherweight class.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Painin olympiavoittaja Rauno Mäkinen kuollut [Olympic gold medalist Rauno Mäkinen has died]" (in Finnish). Finnish Wrestling Association. September 9, 2010. http://painiliitto.net/uutisarkisto_10/09-09-2010_rauno_makinen_kuollut.php. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ^ "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Wrestling" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on August 26, 2008)
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