Kaarlo Mäkinen

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]

Kaarlo Mäkinen
Kaarlo Edvin Makinen at the 1928 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1892-05-14)14 May 1892
Mariehamn, Åland, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died11 May 1980(1980-05-11) (aged 87)
Turku, Finland
Sport
SportWrestling
ClubTurun Riento
Turun Voimamiehet
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Freestyle wrestling
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1924 Paris Bantamweight
Gold medal – first place 1928 Amsterdam Bantamweight
Greco-Roman wrestling
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1921 Helsinki Bantamweight
Bronze medal – third place 1922 Stockholm Bantamweight

References
  1. "Kaarlo Mäkinen". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  2. "Kaarlo Mäkinen Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2013.


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