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Risto Luukkonen

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Risto Luukkonen
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born(1931-07-31)31 July 1931
Tuusula, Finland
Died12 August 1967(1967-08-12) (aged 36)
Helsinki, Finland
Sport
SportBoxing

Risto Luukkonen (31 July 1931 – 12 August 1967) was a Finnish boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] As a professional, he was the EBU's flyweight champion after defeating Spain's Young Martin by a 15 rounds decision on 4 September 1959.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Risto Luukkonen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  2. ^ "BoxRec: Login".
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