Matti Poikala

Matti Poikala
Personal information
Born26 July 1935 (1935-07-26) (age 89)
Sippola, Finland
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubIFK Hedemora
Medal record
Men's wrestling (Greco-Roman)
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Mar del Plata -74 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1968 Västerås -70 kg

Matti Tapio Poikala (born 26 July 1935) is a retired Swedish wrestler. He competed in the freestyle lightweight division at the 1964 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the second bout. He then won a silver medal at the 1968 European and a bronze at the 1969 world championships in Greco-Roman wrestling, and finished fourth in 1969 in the 74 kg freestyle contest.[1]

Poikala was born in Finland and immigrated to Sweden in 1959.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Matti Poikala". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ Matti Poikala. Swedish Olympic Committee


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