Petra Olli

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FullnamePetra Maarit Olli
NationalityFinnish
Born (1994-06-05) 5 June 1994 (age 31)
Lappajärvi, Finland
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Petra Olli
Petra Olli in 2018
Personal information
Full namePetra Maarit Olli
NationalityFinnish
Born (1994-06-05) 5 June 1994 (age 31)
Lappajärvi, Finland
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country Finland
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
ClubLappajärven Veikot[1]
Coached byAhto Raska[2]
Pertti Olli
Maksim Molonov[2]
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Finland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Budapest65 kg
Silver medal – second place2015 Las Vegas58 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Riga60 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Kaspiysk65 kg
Bronze medal – third place2014 Vantaa58 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Bucharest65 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2010 Singapore46 kg

Petra Maarit Olli (born 5 June 1994)[3] is a retired Finnish freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships in the Women's freestyle 58 kg-event. In March 2016 Olli won her first European Championship gold medal at the Senior-level in Riga, Latvia, defeating Oksana Herhel of Ukraine.

She was the first Finnish woman to win a World gold, defeating Danielle Lappage of Canada in the finals of the 2018 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[4]

Olli missed the 2019 World Wrestling Championships due to health problems.[5] She retired from wrestling in 2020.[6]

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