Marko Yli-Hannuksela

Marko Yli-Hannuksela (2013)

Marko "Myhi" Juhani Yli-Hannuksela (born December 21, 1973 in Ilmajoki , southern Ostrobothnia ) is a former Finnish wrestler in the Greco-Roman style in the class up to 74 kg. He is 1.70 m tall.

Career

Yli-Hannuksela started wrestling with the Finnish club Ilmajoen Kisailijat , where he was trained by his father Seppo Yli-Hanneksela. Later he also wrestled in the Bundesliga for AV Germania Markneukirchen and KSV Aalen . In 2004 he was voted Finland's Sportsman of the Year by Finnish journalists .

At the World Wrestling Championships in 1997 , Yli-Hannuksela was somewhat surprisingly world champion as 15th of the Olympic Games last year. At the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004, he won a bronze and a silver medal in the welterweight division. In the run-up to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Yli-Hannuksela suffered from an injury and was unable to take part in the 2008 European Championships in Tampere . After his recovery, he just missed a fourth Olympic participation in two Olympic qualifying tournaments. As a result, Yli-Hannuksela ended his career in 2008.

Marko Yli-Hannuksela has five children with his wife Gita and works as a carpenter .

Successes and placements

Olympic games

• 1996 in Atlanta : 15th (-68 kg), with victory over Roustam Adzhi , Ukraine and defeats against Kamandar Madschidow , Belarus and Bisser Georgiev , Bulgaria

• 2000 in Sydney : Bronze (-76 kg), with victories over Yvon Riemer , France , Bachtiar Baiseitow , Kazakhstan , Jin-Soo Kim , South Korea and David Manukyan , Ukraine and one defeat against Murat Kardanow , Russia

• 2004 in Athens : Silver (-74 kg), with victories over Katsuhiko Nagata , Japan , Daniar Kobonov , Kyrgyzstan , Filiberto Ascuy Aguilera , Cuba , Reto Bucher , Switzerland and a defeat against Aleksandr Doxturishvili , Uzbekistan

World championships

• 1994 : 6th (-68 kg), behind Islam Dugushiev , Russia, Ghani Yalouz , France, Bisser Georgiew, Ryszard Wolny , Poland and Valeri Nikitin , Estonia
• 1995 : 8th (-68 kg), behind Roustam Adzhi, Attila Repka , Hungary , Jannis Zamanduridis , Germany , Ryszard Wolny, Tarieli Melelashvili , Georgia , Waleri Nikitin and Anders Magnusson , Sweden
• 1997 : Gold (-76 kg), with victories over Matt Lindland , USA , Dalibor Busic , Yugoslavia , Chee-Ho Han , South Korea, Nazmi Avluca , Turkey and Tamas Berzicza , Hungary
• 1998 : 9th (-76 kg), with victories over Dalibor Busic and Tamas Berzicza and defeats against Filiberto Ascuy Aguilera, Cuba and Levon Geghamyan , Armenia
• 1999 : 10th (-76 kg), with victories over Nazim Akhmedov , Azerbaijan and Konstantin Schneider , Germany and one defeat against Murat Kardanow , Russia
• 2001 : 6th (-76 kg), with victories over Tano Proshenski , Bulgaria, Taichi Suga , Japan and Arthur Michlkiewicz, Poland and one defeat against Jin Soo Kim , South Korea
• 2002 : 9th (-74 kg), with victories over Mohammad Babulfath , Sweden and Alberto Rucuero Garcia , Spain and one defeat against Badri Chassaia , Georgia
• 2003 in Créteil : 7th (-74 kg), with victories over Reto Bucher , Switzerland, Ranbir Singh , India and Katsuhiko Nagata , Japan and one defeat against Jin Soo Kim
• 2005 in Budapest : Bronze (-74 kg), with victories over Roman Melyoshin , Kazakhstan, victory over Edvin Abreu , Dominik. Rep., Scored victory against Ilgar Abdulov , Azerbaijan, Reto Bucher , Switzerland and a loss against Mark Overgaard Madsen , Denmark
• 2006 in Guangzhou : Silver (-74 kg), with victories over Roman Meleshin , Kazakhstan, Herrero Odelis , Cuba, Thomas Dantzler , USA, Manuchar Kffektwelia , Georgia and one defeat against Wolodymyr Schazkych , Ukraine
• 2007 in Baku : 15th (-74 kg), with victories over Eerik Aps , Estonia and Arsen Dschulfalakjan , Armenia and one defeat against Julian Kwit , Poland

European championships

• 1994: 12. (-68 kg)
• 1995: bronze (-68 kg)
• 1996: 5th (-68 kg)
• 1997: 4th (-69 kg)
• 1998: 7th (-76 kg)
• 1999: 6th (-76 kg)
• 2000: 12. (-76 kg)
• 2001: 9th (-76 kg)
• 2002: bronze (-74 kg)
• 2003: 8th (-74 kg)
• 2007: 17th (-74 kg)

Finnish championships

Marko Yli-Hannuksela was Finnish champion eight times, namely in 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998-2001 and 2005. He was also runner-up in 1993 and 2003.

Web links

• Profile of Marko Yli-Hannuksela at the Institute for Applied Training Science
• Marko Yli-Hannuksela in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Profile on the website of the Finnish Wrestling Association (Finnish)