Hermanni Pihlajamäki
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Born | 11 November 1903 Nurmo, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 4 June 1982 (aged 78) Ähtäri, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Vaasan Voima-Veikot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Herman Matinpoika "Hermanni" Pihlajamäki (11 November 1903 – 4 June 1982) was a Finnish wrestler. He competed in freestyle wrestling at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics and won a gold and a bronze medal, respectively. At the European championships he won a freestyle gold medal in 1931, and two silver medals in 1935, in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling.[1]
Pihlajamäki won six Finnish titles: in 1927, 1930, 1932 and 1935–1937, five of them in freestyle wrestling. He worked as a policeman. His cousin Kustaa was also a policeman and an Olympic champion in wrestling.[1]
References
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- ^ a b "Hermanni Pihlajamäki". sports-reference.com.
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