Aleksanteri Toivola
Aleksanteri "Santtu" Toivola (born March 4, 1893 in Vyborg , † August 27, 1987 in Helsinki ) was a Finnish wrestler .
Aleksanteri Toivola joined the Viipurin Voimailijat wrestling club in 1916 , for which wrestlers such as August Pekkanen and Oskar Friman competed . In the early 1920s he rose to world class in Greco-Roman style. At the World Wrestling Championships in Helsinki in 1921 , the Finnish wrestlers won all six competitions. Toivola took second place in featherweight (class up to 62 kg) behind his compatriot Kalle Anttila . Toivola also won silver behind Antilla at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, when the Finns won three of six Greco-Roman style competitions. Four years later at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam Toivola finished sixth after two wins and two losses.
His son Lassi Toivola was a referee in five Olympic Games between 1972 and 1992 in the wrestling competitions.
successes
- 1921, 2nd place , World Wrestling Championships 1921 in Helsinki , GR, Fg, behind Kalle Anttila , Finland and in front of Erik Malmberg , Sweden and Eduard Pütsep , Estonia
- 1924, silver , Olympic Games in Paris , GR, Fg, behind Kalle Anttila, Finland and in front of Erik Malmberg
Finnish championships
- 1922, 2nd place , GR, up to 62 kg, behind Väinö Ikonen and in front of Juho Savolainen
- 1923, 2nd place , GR, up to 67.5 kg, behind Oskar Friman
Web links
- Profile of Aleksanteri Toivola at the Institute for Applied Training Science
- Aleksanteri Toivola in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Toivola, Aleksanteri |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Toivola, Aleksander; Toivola, Santtu |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 4, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vyborg |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 27, 1987 |
| Place of death | Helsinki |