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Juhani Vellamo

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Juhani Vellamo
Personal information
Born(1912-04-04)4 April 1912
Jämijärvi, Finland
Died22 May 2004(2004-05-22) (aged 92)
Tampere, Finland
Sport
Country Finland
SportWeightlifting
Weight class82.5 kg
TeamNational team
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Finland
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1947 Philadelphia 82.5 kg
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

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  1. ^ "sports-reference.com". Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. ^ "Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics - 2007 World Championships - Juhani Vellamo" (PDF). iwf.net. pp. 126–146. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. ^ 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.
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