Kaarlo Väkevä
Encyclopedia
Kaarlo Olavi Väkevä was a Finnish
boxer
who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
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He was born in Jakobstad
and died in Aalborg
, Denmark
.
In 1928 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the featherweight class
after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Harold Devine
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
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He was born in Jakobstad
Jakobstad
Jakobstad is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland. The town has a population of and covers a land area of . The population density is .- History :...
and died in Aalborg
Aalborg
-Transport:On the north side of the Limfjord is Nørresundby, which is connected to Aalborg by a road bridge Limfjordsbroen, an iron railway bridge Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden, as well as a motorway tunnel running under the Limfjord Limfjordstunnelen....
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
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In 1928 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the featherweight class
Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's featherweight
The men's featherweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the third-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 126 pounds . The competition was held from Tuesday, August 7, 1928 to Saturday, August 11, 1928.Eighteen boxers from 18 nations...
after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Harold Devine
Harold Devine
Harold "Harry" George Devine was an American boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was born in New Haven, Connecticut and died in North Oxford, Massachusetts.-Amateur career:...
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