Sten Suvio

Sten Suvio

Suvio in 1943
Personal information
Born	25 November 1911 Hannila, Leningrad Oblast, Russia)
Died	19 October 1988 (aged 76) Helsinki, Finland
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	65–68 kg (143–150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Medal record Representing Finland Olympic Games 1936 Berlin Welterweight

Sten "Stepa" Suvio (born Schuschin, 25 November 1911 – 19 October 1988) was a Finnish boxer who won the welterweight contest at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He then turned professional and by 1949 accumulated a record of 34 wins (15 knockouts), 9 losses and 3 draws.

Suvio started as a football player, wrestler and speed skater before changing to boxing in 1927. He placed second at the national championships in 1929 and 1930, and then won four consecutive amateur titles in 1933–36. Suvio fought in the Continuation War and was wounded in a hand in 1941. After recovering he captured the Finnish professional welterweight title in 1946. He retired in 1949 and then coached the Swedish (1949–57) and Turkish (1957–60) national boxing teams. He was inducted into the Finnish Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005.