Alfred Asikainen
Alfred Johan "Alppo" Asikainen (born February 11, 1888 in Viipuri , † January 7, 1942 ) was a Finnish wrestler .
Asikainen came from Viipuri, today's Viborg in Russia. There he wrestled for the Viipurin VPK: n Tarmo club . In March 1910 he won the Finnish light heavyweight championship at the Pori Theater. Although Finland had been linked to the Russian Empire in a personal union since 1809, the Finnish athletes were allowed to compete under their own flag since 1908. At the World Championships in Helsinki in 1911 Asikainen won gold in front of Anders Ahlgren from Sweden and his compatriot Arvo Lumme . A year later he took part in the Summer Olympics in Sweden, where he won bronze behind Claes Johansson (Sweden) and Martin Klein from Russia . The fight between Asikainen and Klein lasted eleven hours and 40 minutes and ended in the late evening with Klein's victory by decision. The next day, Klein decided not to fight for the gold medal against Claes Johansson and won silver from Asikainen.
successes
- 1911, 1st place , WM in Helsinki , GR, weight up to 83 kg, ahead of Anders Ahlgren , Sweden and Arvo Lumme , Finland
- 1912, bronze medal , OS in Stockholm , GR, weight up to 75 kg, after victories over Edgar Bacon , United Kingdom, Joaquim Vital , Portugal and Jan Sint , Netherlands, a draw because of passivity against Claes Johansson , Sweden and a defeat against Martin Klein , Russia
Finnish championships
- 1910, 1st place , GR, Hsg up to 83 kg, in front of Kelpo Vohlonen and Kalle Kaipio
Web links
- Profile of Alfred Asikainen at the Institute for Applied Training Science
- Alfred Asikainen in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Asikainen, Alfred |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Asikainen, Alfred Johan (full name); Asikainen, Alppo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Viipuri |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 7, 1942 |