Arvo Ala-Pöntiö (20 September 1942 – 7 October 1997) was a Finnish

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

. He competed at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

and the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

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* 1942 births 1997 deaths Finnish male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Finland Weightlifters at the 1972 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Kalajoki 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-weightlifting-bio-stub