Ilmari Frans Ruikka (16 January 1925 – 31 July 2013) was a freestyle wrestler from Finland. In 1951 he won the national title and a silver medal at the world championships in the 62 kg division.[1][2] Ruikka was a tram driver by profession. He was married and had one child, born in 1952. Besides wrestling he did cross-country skiing.[3][4]
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| Born | 16 January 1925 Alatornio, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 July 2013 (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Club | TUL | ||||||||||||||
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- ^ TUL mukaan vapaapainiin. tulpaini.fi
- ^ Pihlaja, Juhani (1994) Urheilun käsikirja. TietoSportti. pp. 279, 503. ISBN 951-97170-0-5
- ^ Ruikka Frans Ilmari. tulpaini.fi
- ^ "Frans Ilmari Ruikka". Billiongraves. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
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