Keijo Manni
| Keijo Manni medal table |
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| Finland | ||
| European Championship | ||
| bronze | 1973 Helsinki | medium |
| silver | 1978 Oslo | Semi-difficult |
Keijo Johannes Manni (born April 3, 1951 in Peräseinäjoki , South Ostrobothnia ) is a former Finnish wrestler . In 1978 he was Vice European Champion in the Greco-Roman style in the light heavyweight division.
Career
Keijo Manni, who is a farmer, only started wrestling at the age of 16 at the Peräseinäjoen Toive sports club , to which he has been a member throughout his career. As an adult, he started at a height of 1.79 meters in the middleweight (up to 82 kg body weight (KG)), but grew in the course of his career over the light heavyweight (up to 90 kg body weight) to the heavyweight (up to 100 kg body weight) inside. He was a stocky, powerful wrestler who preferred the Greco-Roman style on the international wrestling mat, but also competed in free style in Finland.
Keijo Manni won his first Finnish championship in 1971 in Greco-Roman. Middleweight style. He won his last Finnish championship title in 1991. In these 20 years he won a total of 33 Finnish championship titles, 17 in Greco-Roman. Style and 16 in free style. He is the Finnish record holder in terms of the number of Finnish championship titles won and even surpassed the legendary Kustaa Pihlajamäki , who won a total of 32 Finnish championship titles in the 1920s and 1930s.
He appeared on the international wrestling stage for the first time in 1973. He took third place in Helsinki at the European Championships in the Greco-Roman style in the middleweight division with four victories and won a bronze medal at the same time.
Until 1981 he started regularly at the World and European Championships and was also at the start at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal and 1980 in Moscow . In these years he only won one international medal. At the European Championships 1978 in Oslo he came to victories over such renowned wrestler like light heavyweight Georgios Pozidis , Greece , Darko Nišavić , Yugoslavia , Georgi Petkov , Bulgaria , Aslan Aslan , Turkey and Petre Dicu , Romania and losing to Frank Andersson from Sweden to the silver medal place.
At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal , he finished both in Greco-Roman. Style as well as in the free style in light heavyweight each the 9th place, while he at the Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980 in Greco-Roman. Style took 12th place in the same weight class.
At the European Championships in Gothenburg in 1981 Keijo Manni missed the light heavyweight division, Greco-Roman. Style, with a fourth place just under a medal. With Franz Pietschmann from Austria and Atanas Komtschew from Bulgaria he defeated very strong wrestlers and only lost to Olympic champion Norbert Növényi from Hungary and Thomas Horschel from the GDR .
After a six-year break, Keijo Manni returned to the European Championships in Tampere in 1987 , where he achieved a good 6th place in the heavyweight division. He also started in the heavyweight division at the European Championships in Oulu in 1989 and reached 8th place. Finally, as a 43-year-old, he tried again at the World Championships in Tampere, remained there in the heavyweight division without a win and only came in 19th place.
Then he ended his wrestling career for good.
International success
OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship || Weight class
| year | space | competition | Weight class | Results |
| 1973 | 1. | Nordic championship | Semi-difficult | before LE Nilsson, Sweden a . A. Joneson, Norway |
| 1973 | 3. | EM in Helsinki | medium | with victories over Istvan Nagy, Hungary , Santiago Morales, Spain , Jean-Marie Chardonnes, Switzerland a . Marian Czardybon, Poland a . Defeats against Dimitar Ivanov, Bulgaria a . Leif Andersson , Sweden |
| 1973 | 12. | World Cup in Tehran | medium | after defeats against Olteanu Staicu, Romania a . Leonid Liberman , USSR |
| 1974 | 8th. | EM in Madrid | medium | after defeats against Jan Stawowski, Poland a . André Bouchoule , France |
| 1975 | 6th | EM in Ludwigshafen am Rhein | Semi-difficult | with a victory over Allan Karing, Denmark a . Defeats against Czesław Kwieciński , Poland a. Georgi Petkow , Bulgaria |
| 1975 | 7th | World Cup in Minsk | medium | with a victory over Apostolos Mersiakaris, Greece a . Losses against Csaba Hegedűs , Hungary a. Herbert Götze, GDR |
| 1976 | 6th | EM in Leningrad | medium | with victories over Leif Andersson, André Bouchoule a. Jan Stawowski u. Defeats against Ivan Kolew , Bulgaria a. Vladimir Cheboksarov , USSR |
| 1976 | 9. | OS in Montreal | medium | with a victory over Giuseppe Vitucci, Italy a . a draw against Adam Ostrowski , Poland a. Defeats against Vladimir Cheboksarov a. Kazuhiro Takanishi, Japan |
| 1976 | 9. | OS in Montreal | Semi-difficult | with victories over Salah Ud-Din, Pakistan a . Dashdorj Tserentogtoh, Mongolia a . Losses against Pawel Kurczewski , Poland and Schukri Akhmedov , Bulgaria (free style) |
| 1977 | 3. | Grand Prix of the FRG in Aschaffenburg | Semi-difficult | behind Vladimir Iwascheschkin u. Valery Resanzew , bde. USSR, before Petre Dicu , Romania a . Pedro Pawlidis , Germany |
| 1977 | 11. | World Cup in Gothenburg | medium | after defeats against Franz Pietschmann , Austria a . Vladimir Cheboksarov |
| 1978 | 2. | Klippan tournament | Semi-difficult | behind Igor Kanygin , USSR, in front of Frank Andersson , Sweden |
| 1978 | 2. | EM in Oslo | Semi-difficult | with victories over Georgios Pozidis , Greece, Santiago Morales, Spain , Darko Nišavić , Yugoslavia , Georgi Petkow , Bulgaria, Aslan Aslan , Turkey and others. Petre Dicu et al. a loss to Frank Andersson |
| 1978 | 11. | World Cup in Mexico City | Semi-difficult | after defeats against Pedro Pawlidis a. Viktor Avdyshev, USSR |
| 1979 | 3. | Klippan tournament | Semi-difficult | behind Frank Andersson u. Airapet Minassjan , USSR, before Christer Gulldén a . Sören Claesson , bde. Sweden |
| 1979 | 10. | EM in Bucharest | Semi-difficult | after defeats against Airapet Minassjan a. Frank Andersson |
| 1979 | 11. | World Cup in San Diego | Semi-difficult | after losing to Jose Poll, Colombia a . Frank Andersson |
| 1980 | 2. | Tournament in Västerås | Semi-difficult | behind Vladimir Nezojew, USSR, in front of Norbert Növényi , Hungary |
| 1980 | 2. | Klippan tournament | Semi-difficult | behind Sergei Golubowitsch , USSR, in front of Frank Andersson |
| 1980 | 1. | TUL tournament in Helsinki | Semi-difficult | before Lazar Ignatow, Bulgaria, Istvan Mihalek u. Istvan Robotka , bde. Hungary |
| 1980 | 5. | EM in Prievidza | Semi-difficult | with victories over Czesław Kwieciński u. Janos Fodor, Hungary a. Defeats to Stojan Nikolow , Bulgaria a. Petre Dicu |
| 1980 | 12. | OS in Moscow | Semi-difficult | with a victory over Christopher Andanson , France a. Defeats against Norbert Növényi u. Thomas Horschel , GDR |
| 1981 | 1. | Intern. Tournament in Västerås | Semi-difficult | before Norbert Növényi, Frank Andersson, Waleri Dolgich , USSR, Thomas Horschel a. Uwe Sachs , FRG |
| 1981 | 1. | TUL tournament in Helsinki | Heavy | before Thomas Horschel, Juri Schanzowoi, USSR a. Vasile Andrei , Romania |
| 1981 | 4th | EM in Gothenburg | Semi-difficult | with victories over Franz Pietschmann a. Atanas Komtschew , Bulgaria a. Defeats against Frank Andersson a. Georgios Pozidis |
| 1982 | 3. | TUL tournament in Helsinki | Heavy | behind Igor Chantosow, USSR a. Vasile Andrei, in front of Jörg Kotte , GDR |
| 1983 | 4th | TUL tournament in Oulu | Heavy | behind Guram Gudeschauri , USSR, Vasile Andrei u. Risto Salopuro, Finland |
| 1984 | 4th | World Cup in Seinäjoki | Heavy | behind Greg Gibson , USA , Wiktor Klimenko , USSR a. Vasile Andrei, in front of Tsushima, Japan a. Samra, Egypt |
| 1985 | 3. | TUL tournament in Helsinki | Heavy | behind Guram Gudeschauri u. Bogdan Dablonski, Hungary, in front of Perwi Kirow, Bulgaria |
| 1986 | 2. | TUL tournament in Vantaa | Heavy | behind Vasile Andrei and in front of Marcel Majtner, ČSSR |
| 1987 | 6th | EM in Tampere | Heavy | behind Ilja Wassiljew , Bulgaria, Vasile Andrei, Jörg Kotte, Josef Tertelj , Yugoslavia a. Igor Kanygin |
| 1989 | 8th. | EM in Oulu | Heavy | Winner: Andrzej Wroński , Poland ahead of Ion Ieremciuc , Romania, Wjatscheslaw Klimenko, USSR, Gerhard Himmel , FRG a. Jörg Kotte |
| 1994 | 19th | World Cup in Tampere | Heavy | Winner: Andrzej Wroński ahead of Bakur Gogitidze , Georgia a . Georgi Saldadze , Ukraine |
- Explanations
- all starts in Greco-Roman. Style, except for the specially marked start in free style at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal
- OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
- Middleweight, back then up to 82 kg, light heavy weight up to 90 kg and heavy weight up to 100 kg body weight
Finnish championships
Between 1971 and 1991, Keijo Manni won 33 Finnish championship titles among seniors in the middle, light and heavy weight classes, at that time up to 82 kg, 90 kg and 100 kg body weight. He won 17 titles in the Greco-Roman style, 16 in the free style.
- 1970, 3rd place , FS, up to 90 kg, behind Matti Laakso and Mauno Tuominen
- 1971, 1st place , FS, up to 90 kg, ahead of Tapani Keisala and Arvo Takala
- 1971, 2nd place , GR, up to 90 kg, behind Eero Tapola and in front of Oiva Kaakko
- 1972, 1st place , FS, up to 82 kg, ahead of Pauli Tuuri and Erkki Haapala
- 1972, 1st place , GR, up to 90 kg, ahead of Veikko Koivumäki and Seppo Laitinen
- 1973, 1st place , FS, up to 90 kg, ahead of Caj Malmberg and Seppo Laitinen
- 1973, 1st place , GR, up to 90 kg, ahead of Caj Malmberg and Lauri Lassila
- 1974, 1st place , FS, up to 90 kg, ahead of Seppo Laitinen and Matti Riihioja
- 1974, 1st place , GR, up to 90 kg, before Lauri Lassila and Seppo Laitinen
- 1975, 1st place , FS, up to 90 kg, ahead of Seppo Laitinen and Heikki Stark
- 1975, 1st place , GR, up to 90 kg, ahead of Jorma Penttinen and Asko Takala
- 1976, 1st place , FS, up to 90 kg, ahead of Jorma Haatainen and Asko Takala
- 1976, 2nd place , GR, up to 90 kg, behind Jorma Haatainen and in front of Timo Räihä
- 1977, 1st place , FS, up to 90 kg, ahead of Seppo Laitinen and Jouko Knuutila
- 1977, 1st place , GR, up to 90 kg, ahead of Asko Takala and Hannu Kinnunen
- 1978, 1st place , FS, up to 90 kg, ahead of Jorma Haatainen and Jorma Santamäki
- 1978, 1st place , GR, up to 90 kg, ahead of Timo Räihä and Timo Perimäki
- 1979, 1st place , GR, up to 90 kg, ahead of Asko Takala and Toni Hannula
- 1980, 1st place , FS, up to 100 kg, ahead of Asko Takala and Veli-Matti Vaarala
- 1980, 1st place , GR, up to 90 kg, ahead of Hannu Kinnunen and Asko Takala
- 1981, 1st place , GR, up to 100 kg, ahead of Markku Salomäki and Heikki Stark
- 1982, 1st place , FS, up to 100 kg, ahead of Risto Salopuro and Jari Kettunen
- 1982, 1st place , GR, up to 100 kg, ahead of Risto Salopuro and Markku Salomäki
- 1983, 1st place , FS, up to 100 kg, ahead of Kari Lehtinen and Ari Lahtinen
- 1983, 1st place , GR, up to 100 kg, ahead of Risto Salopuro and Kari Lehtinen
- 1984, 1st place , FS, up to 100 kg, ahead of Risto Salopuro and Veli-Matti Vaarala
- 1984, 1st place , GR, up to 100 kg, ahead of Risto Salopuro and Veli-Matti Vaarala
- 1985, 1st place , FS, up to 100 kg, ahead of Jouko Knuutila and Heikki Jantunen
- 1985, 1st place , GR, up to 100 kg, ahead of Veikko Nissilä and Risto Salopuro
- 1986, 1st place , FS, up to 100 kg, ahead of Heikki Jantunen and Kari Lehtinen
- 1986, 1st place , GR, up to 100 kg, ahead of Heikki Jantunen and Risto Salopuro
- 1987, 1st place , FS, up to 100 kg, ahead of Jouko Knuutila and Ari Lahtinen
- 1987, 1st place , GR, up to 100 kg, ahead of Heikki Jantunen, Risto Remsu and Matti Moisala
- 1989, 1st place , GR, up to 100 kg, ahead of Toni Hannula and Heikki Jantunen
- 1990, 1st place , FS, up to 130 kg, ahead of Juha Ahokas and Jouko Knuutila
- 1991, 1st place , GR, up to 130 kg, ahead of Janne Virtanen and Pentti Mäkelä
- 1992, 2nd place , GR, up to 130 kg, behind Juha Ahokas and in front of Heikki Stark
literature
- Documentation of International Wrestling Championships of the FILA , 1976, pages E-94, W-114, E-98, E-106, W-128, E-115, O-101
- Trade journal Der Ringer , numbers: 41973, 61977, 11/1977, 3/1978, 5/1978, 9/1978, 4/1979, 5/1979, 9/1979, 3/1980, 4/1980, 5/1980, 8/1980, 3/1981, 4/1981, 9/1984, 6/1987, 5/1989, 9/1994
- Website "www.tulpaini.fi"
Web links
- Keijo Manni in the database of the University of Leipzig
- Keijo Manni in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Website "www.tulpani.fi"
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Manni, Keijo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Manni, Keijo Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 3, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Peräseinäjoki |