Kaarlo Mäkinen
Finnish wrestler (1892–1980)
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Kaarlo Mäkinen (14 May 1892 – 11 May 1980) was a Finnish wrestler who competed at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Olympics in freestyle wrestling.[1] In 1920 he was eliminated in the preliminary round in the featherweight event. After that he moved to the bantamweight category and won a silver and a gold medal in 1924 and 1928, respectively. He also won two medals in Greco-Roman wrestling at the world championships of 1921 and 1922, as well as four national titles: three in Greco-Roman (1921–1923) and one in freestyle wrestling (1928).[2]
Born14 May 1892
SportWrestling
ClubTurun Riento
Turun Voimamiehet
Turun Voimamiehet
Kaarlo Edvin Makinen at the 1928 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 May 1892 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 May 1980 (aged 87) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Turun Riento Turun Voimamiehet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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