Jukka Matti Rauhala (born March 1, 1959 in

Muurame Muurame is a municipality of Finland, located south-west of Jyväskylä. Muurame itself is located between two lakes, Lake Päijänne and Lake Muuratjärvi. These two lakes are connected to each other via River Muurame. All together there are 37 ...

) is a former

wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sport ...

from

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

, who claimed the bronze medal in the Men's Freestyle Lightweight Division (– 68 kg) at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

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. He's married to Jaana, with whom he has son Jaakko and daughter Johanna. On 18 March 2013 he was chosen to European Council of Associated Wrestling board of directors.

Results

*1980 European Championship — 62.0 kg Freestyle (11th) *1981 European Championship — 68.0 kg Freestyle (4th) *1982 European Championship — 68.0 kg Freestyle (5th) *1983 World Championship — 68.0 kg Freestyle (10th) *1986 European Championship — 68.0 kg Freestyle (4th) *1986 World Championship — 68.0 kg Freestyle (5th) *1987 European Championship — 68.0 kg Freestyle (4th) *1987 World Championship — 68.0 kg Freestyle (11th) *1988 European Championship — 68.0 kg Freestyle (14th)

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* 1959 births Living people People from Muurame Olympic wrestlers of Finland Wrestlers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Finnish male sport wrestlers Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Central Finland {{Finland-wrestling-bio-stub