Kaarlo Olavi Väkevä (2 March 1909 – 27 March 1932) was a
Finnish
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who competed in the
1928 Summer Olympics
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He was born in
Jakobstad
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and died in
Aalborg
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In 1928, he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the
featherweight class after losing to the eventual bronze medalist
Harold Devine
Harold "Harry" George Devine (May 18, 1909 – April 29, 1998) was an American boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.
He was born in New Haven, Connecticut and died in North Oxford, Massachusetts.
Amateur career
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Winning a bronze medal at the
1930 European Amateur Boxing Championships
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, he became the first Finn to do so.
1928 Olympic results
Below is the record of Kaarlo Väkevä, a Finnish featherweight boxer who competed at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics:
* Round of 32: bye
* Round of 16: defeated Raul Talan (Mexico) on points
* Quarterfinal: lost to Harold Devine (United States) on points
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profile
1909 births
1932 deaths
People from Jakobstad
Featherweight boxers
Olympic boxers of Finland
Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Finnish male boxers
Sportspeople from Ostrobothnia (region)
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