Onni Pellinen (14 February 1899 – 30 October 1950) was a Finnish
wrestler
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and Olympic medalist in
Greco-Roman wrestling.
Olympics
Pellinen competed at the
1924 Summer Olympics in
Paris
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where he won a bronze medal in
Greco-Roman wrestling, the light heavyweight class.
["1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Wrestling"]
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He won another bronze medal at the
1928 Summer Olympics in
Amsterdam
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.
["1928 Summer Olympics – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Wrestling"]
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At the
1932 Summer Olympics in
Los Angeles
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he won a silver medal.
["1932 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Wrestling"]
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References
1899 births
1950 deaths
People from Hankasalmi
People from Kuopio Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
Olympic wrestlers of Finland
Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Finnish male sport wrestlers
Olympic silver medalists for Finland
Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
Olympic medalists in wrestling
Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Central Finland
19th-century Finnish people
20th-century Finnish people
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