Tuomo Karila
Finnish wrestler (born 1968)
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Tuomo Arto Mikael Karila (born 7 April 1968) is a Finnish former Olympic wrestler.[1] He was born in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland.[1] His nickname is Tuoppi.[1]
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| Full name | Tuomo Arto Mikael Karila | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Tuoppi | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Finland | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 April 1968 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Style | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wrestling career
His sports club was Vantaan Sampo, in Vantaa, in Finland.[1]
In 1986, he won the Minnesota high school Class A 155-pound wrestling title as an 18-year-old exchange student at Canby High School, after a 29-3-1 season wrestling in three different weight classes.[2]
He won silver medals at the 1990 and 1991 European Championships at 74.0 kg in Greco-Roman wrestling.[1]
Karila competed for Finland at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, at the age of 24, in Wrestling--Men's Welterweight (74 kg), Greco-Roman.[1]
He won a silver medal at the 1994 World Wrestling Championships at 82.0 kg in Greco-Roman wrestling.[1]
Karila competed for Finland at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta at the age of 28, in Wrestling--Men's Middleweight (82 kg), Greco-Roman, and came in 11th.[1]
