Harri Koskela

Harri Matias Koskela (born October 8, 1965 in Lapua ) is a former Finnish wrestler. The 1.85 meter tall Harri Koskela wrestled in the Greco-Roman style in the light heavyweight division.

His international career began in 1984 and ended with a 20th place at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta . At the Olympic Games in 1988 he was second behind Atanas Komchev from Bulgaria. In 1990 he was second again behind Maik Bullmann from the GDR at the World Championships in Ostia . A year later he was third at the world championships, behind Bullmann and the Cuban Reynaldo Pena Borroto . At the 1992 Olympics, he was only eleventh.

In Finland, where he competed for the clubs Lapuan Virkiä and Nurmon Jymy , he was Finnish champion from 1987 to 1996, runner-up in 1984 and 1986 and third in 1985.

Finnish championships

• 1984, 2nd place , GR, up to 90 kg, behind Toni Hannula and in front of Hannu Kinnunen
• 1985, 3rd place , GR, up to 90 kg, behind Toni Hannula and Risto Remsu
• 1986, 2nd place , GR, up to 82 kg, behind Jari Salomäki and in front of Aki Tarino
• 1987, 1st place , GR, up to 90 kg, ahead of Jaro Övermark and Toni Hannula
• 1988, 1st place , GR, up to 90 kg, ahead of Toni Hannula and Reima Laine
• 1989, 1st place , GR, up to 90 kg, ahead of Tomi Niemi and Jouni Ilomäki
• 1990, 1st place , GR, up to 90 kg, ahead of Jukka Viitanen and Voitto Vuorenniemi
• 1991, 1st place , GR, up to 90 kg, ahead of Voitto Vuorenniemi and Pertti Kaisalmi
• 1992, 1st place , GR, up to 90 kg, ahead of Voitto Vuorenniemi and Mika Perälä
• 1993, 1st place , GR, up to 90 kg, ahead of Jussi Kettonen and Arne Parm
• 1994, 1st place , GR, up to 90 kg, ahead of Marko Korpela and Kari Turunen
• 1995, 1st place , GR, up to 90 kg, ahead of Tuomo Karila and Mika Sinisalo
• 1996, 1st place , GR, up to 100 kg, ahead of Jani Manni and Toni Hannula

Web links

• Harri Koskela in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )