Reino Kalervo Kangasmäki (2 July 1916 – 26 September 2010) was a journalist and a Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland. He won a bronze medal in the flyweight class at the 1948 Olympics, his only major international tournament. At the national championships Kangasmäki placed third in 1943 and second in 1947.[1][2]

Reino Kangasmäki

Kangasmäki at the 1948 Olympics
Personal information
Born	2 July 1916 Kokkola, Finland
Died	26 September 2010 (aged 94) Vaasa, Finland
Height	162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	52–55 kg (115–121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	TUL Vaasan Toverit
Medal record Representing  Finland Olympic Games 1948 London -52 kg

Kangasmäki was born in a family of a lumberjack. He started training in wrestling around 1935 and retired in 1951.[3] In 1953, he started as a journalist for the newspaper Kansan Ääni, and eventually became its chief editor.[4]

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