Martti Marjamaa
Encyclopedia
Martti Kalevi Marjamaa is a retired male boxer
from Finland
, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics
: in 1976 and 1980. He was nicknamed "Kalle" during his career. He is the brother-in-law of Finnish sprint athlete Helinä Laihorinne-Marjamaa.
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...
from Finland
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...
, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics
Boxing at the Summer Olympics
Boxing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since its introduction to the program at the 1904 Summer Olympics, except for the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, because Swedish law banned the sport at the time. The 2008 Summer Olympics was the final games with boxing as a male only event...
: in 1976 and 1980. He was nicknamed "Kalle" during his career. He is the brother-in-law of Finnish sprint athlete Helinä Laihorinne-Marjamaa.