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Kustaa Kustaanpoika Pihlajamäki (7 April 1902 – 10 February 1944) was a Finnish wrestler. He competed in freestyle wrestling at the 1924, 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics and won two gold and one silver medal. Between 1930 and 1943 he won nine European[1] and 28 national titles in Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling.[2]

Kustaa Pihlajamäki

Personal information
Born	(1902-04-07)7 April 1902 Nurmo, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	10 February 1944(1944-02-10) (aged 41) Helsinki, Finland
Height	169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	56–66 kg (123–146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Club	HKV, Helsinki Helsingin Poliisi-Voimailijat, Helsinki
Medal record Representing  Finland Olympic Games 1924 Paris Freestyle, −56 kg 1928 Amsterdam Freestyle, −61 kg 1936 Berlin Freestyle, −61 kg European championships 1930 Stockholm Greco-Roman, −61 kg 1931 Prague Greco-Roman, −61 kg 1931 Budapest Freestyle, −61 kg 1933 Helsinki Greco-Roman, −61 kg 1934 Rome Greco-Roman, −61 kg 1934 Stockholm Freestyle, −61 kg 1935 Brussels Freestyle, −61 kg 1937 Paris Greco-Roman, −61 kg 1937 Munich Freestyle, −61 kg 1938 Tallinn Greco-Roman, −61 kg 1939 Oslo Greco-Roman, −61 kg

Pihlajämaki worked as a policeman in Helsinki from 1925 to 1944, when he died during a Soviet bombing raid. A statue in his honor was installed in Helsinki in 1956, and in 2005 he became the first Finnish wrestler to be inducted into the FILA International Wrestling Hall of Fame. His brothers Arvi and Paavo were also national champions in wrestling, and his cousin Hermanni was an Olympic champion.[3]

References

External links

• Kustaa Pihlajamäki at International Wrestling Database
• Kustaa Pihlajamäki at Olympics.com
• Kustaa Pihlajamäki at Olympedia

На других языках

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- [en] Kustaa Pihlajamäki

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[fr] Kustaa Pihlajamäki

Kustaa Kustaanpoika Pihlajamäki, né le 7 avril 1902 à Nurmo et mort le 10 février 1944 à Helsinki, est un lutteur libre et gréco-romain finlandais.

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[it] Kustaa Pihlajamäki

Kustaa Pihlajamäki (Nurmo, 7 aprile 1902 – Helsinki, 10 febbraio 1944) è stato un lottatore finlandese.

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[ru] Пихлаямяки, Кустаа

Кустаа Кустаанпойка Пихлаямяки (фин. Kustaa Kustaanpoika Pihlajamäki; 7 апреля 1902 (1902-04-07), Сейняйоки, Финляндия — 10 февраля 1944, Хельсинки, Финляндия) — финский борец вольного и греко-римского стиля, двукратный чемпион Олимпийских игр, двукратный чемпион Европы по вольной борьбе и шестикратный чемпион Европы по греко-римской борьбе, 16-кратный чемпион Финляндии по вольной борьбе (1924-25, 1927-28, 1930-31, 1933-34, 1935-39, 1943 в полулёгком весе и 1926, 1932 в лёгком весе), 12-кратный чемпион Финляндии по греко-римской борьбе (1925, 1927, 1929-31, 1934, 1936-37, 1940-43) [3].[4] Один из выдающихся финских борцов.

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