Leo Honkala
Encyclopedia
Leo Ilmo Honkala is a Finnish
wrestler
who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics
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He was born in Oulu
.
Honkala won the bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics
in wrestling, behind gold medalist Boris Maksovich Gurevich of the Soviet Union and silver medalist Ignazio Fabra
of Italy.
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...
wrestler
Amateur wrestling
Amateur wrestling is the most widespread form of sport wrestling. There are two international wrestling styles performed in the Olympic Games under the supervision of FILA : Greco-Roman and freestyle. Freestyle is possibly derived from the English Lancashire style...
who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
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He was born in Oulu
Oulu
Oulu is a city and municipality of inhabitants in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland. It is the most populous city in Northern Finland and the sixth most populous city in the country. It is one of the northernmost larger cities in the world....
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Honkala won the bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
in wrestling, behind gold medalist Boris Maksovich Gurevich of the Soviet Union and silver medalist Ignazio Fabra
Ignazio Fabra
Ignazio Fabra is an Italian wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.He was born in Palermo and died in Genoa.-Olympics:...
of Italy.