Marko Asell (born 8 May 1970 in

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) is a

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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 spor ...

and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling. He was also a politician and member of

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in 2007–2011.

Olympics

Asell competed at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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where he received a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the ''welterweight'' class."1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Wrestling"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on August 27, 2008) He also competed at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

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* 1970 births Living people People from Ylöjärvi Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–11) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2019–23) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2023–27) Olympic wrestlers for Finland Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Finnish male sport wrestlers Olympic silver medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics {{Finland-wrestling-bio-stub