Erkki Pakkanen
Erkki Olavi Pakkanen (born April 19, 1930 in Elimäki , † April 23, 1973 in Kouvola ) was a Finnish amateur boxer (lightweight). He was bronze medalist at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki .
Pakkanen suffered a 3-0 defeat in the semifinals against the eventual Olympic champion Aureliano Bolognesi from Italy . In the end he won the bronze medal behind Bolognesi, Aleksy Antkiewicz from Poland and together with Gheorghe Fiat from Romania .
In 1952 he also took third place at the Finnish boxing championships.
Web links
- Erkki Pakkanen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Pakkanen, Erkki |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pakkanen, Erkki Olavi (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elimäki |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 23, 1973 |
| Place of death | Kouvola |