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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|26 July 1935}} |
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|birth_place= [[Sippola]], Finland |
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| height =169 cm |
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|sport=[[Greco-Roman wrestling]] |
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|club=IFK Hedemora |
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[amateur wrestling|wrestling]] ([[Greco-Roman wrestling|Greco-Roman]]) }} |
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{{MedalCountry | {{SWE}} }} |
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{{MedalCompetition | [[World Wrestling Championships|World Championships]] }} |
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{{MedalBronze | [[1969 World Wrestling Championships|1969 Mar del Plata]] | -74 kg }} |
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{{MedalCompetition | [[European Wrestling Championships|European Championships]] }} |
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{{MedalSilver|1968 Västerås| -70 kg}} |
{{MedalSilver | 1968 Västerås | -70 kg }} |
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'''Matti Tapio Poikala''' (born 26 July 1935) is a retired Swedish wrestler. He competed in the freestyle lightweight division at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]], but was eliminated in the second bout. He then won a silver medal at the 1968 European and a bronze at the 1969 world championships in [[Greco-Roman wrestling]], and finished fourth in 1969 in the 74 |
'''Matti Tapio Poikala''' (born 26 July 1935) is a retired Swedish wrestler. He competed in the freestyle lightweight division at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]], but was eliminated in the second bout. He then won a silver medal at the 1968 European and a bronze at the 1969 world championships in [[Greco-Roman wrestling]], and finished fourth in 1969 in the 74 kg freestyle contest.<ref name=sr /> |
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Poikala was born in Finland and immigrated to Sweden in 1959.<ref name=sok/> |
Poikala was born in Finland and immigrated to Sweden in 1959.<ref name=sok /> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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<ref name=sr>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/matti-poikala-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210358/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/matti-poikala-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> |
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<ref name=sok>[http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/m/matti-poikala.html Matti Poikala]. Swedish Olympic Committee</ref> |
<ref name=sok>[http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/m/matti-poikala.html Matti Poikala]. Swedish Olympic Committee</ref> |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Poikala, Matti |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Poikala, Matti}} |
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[[Category:1935 births]] |
[[Category:1935 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:Olympic wrestlers for Sweden]] |
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[[Category:Wrestlers at the 1964 Summer Olympics]] |
[[Category:Wrestlers at the 1964 Summer Olympics]] |
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[[Category:Swedish male sport wrestlers]] |
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[[Category:World Wrestling Championships medalists]] |
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[[Category:European Wrestling Championships medalists]] |
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{{Sweden-wrestling-bio-stub}} |
{{Sweden-wrestling-bio-stub}} |
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| Born | 26 July 1935 (age 88) Sippola, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | IFK Hedemora | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Matti Tapio Poikala (born 26 July 1935) is a retired Swedish wrestler. He competed in the freestyle lightweight division at the 1964 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the second bout. He then won a silver medal at the 1968 European and a bronze at the 1969 world championships in Greco-Roman wrestling, and finished fourth in 1969 in the 74 kg freestyle contest.[1]
Poikala was born in Finland and immigrated to Sweden in 1959.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Matti Poikala". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Matti Poikala. Swedish Olympic Committee
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