Heikki Kähkönen

Heikki Kähkönen
Personal information
Born(1891-12-26)26 December 1891
Rääkkylä, Finland
Died30 June 1962(1962-06-30) (aged 70)
Imatra, Finland
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Featherweight

Heikki Kähkönen (26 December 1891 – 30 June 1962)[1] was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.[2] Kähkönen competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp where he received a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the featherweight class.[3]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heikki Kähkönen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Heikki Kähkönen". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. ^ "1920 Summer Olympics – Antwerp, Belgium – Wrestling" Archived 26 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 27 August 2008)
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