Aleksanteri Toivola (4 March 1893 – 27 August 1987) was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.[1] Born in Leningrad, Russia, he was also known as Aleksander Toivola.[2]
| Aleksanteri Toivola | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 4 March 1893 Leningrad, Russia | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 August 1987 (aged 94) Uusimaa, Finland | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olympics
editToivola he competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris where he won a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the featherweight class.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Aleksanteri Toivola". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ a b "1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Wrestling"". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
Aleksander Toivola
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksanteri Toivola". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
External links
edit- Aleksanteri Toivola at the International Wrestling Database
- Aleksander Toivola at Olympics.com
- Aleksander Toivola at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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