Juhani Vellamo
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| Born | 4 April 1912 Jämijärvi, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 May 2004 (aged 92) Tampere, Finland | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 82.5 kg | ||||||||||||||
| Team | National team | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 6 October 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Juhani Vellamo (4 April 1912–22 May 2004[1]) was a Finnish male former weightlifter, who competed in the light heavyweight class and represented Finland at international competitions. He won the bronze medal at the 1947 World Weightlifting Championships in the 82.5 kg category.[2] He also competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "sports-reference.com". Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics - 2007 World Championships - Juhani Vellamo" (PDF). iwf.net. pp. 126–146. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juhani Vellamo Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
External links
[edit]- Juhani Vellamo at Lift Up
- Juhani Vellamo at Olympedia
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- Finnish male weightlifters
- World Weightlifting Championships medalists
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- Weightlifters at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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- 21st-century Finnish people
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