Ilkka Koski (10 June 1928 – 28 February 1993) was a

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heavyweight boxer who competed in the 1952 and 1956 Olympics. He won a bronze medal in 1952 and lost his first bout in 1956. Domestically he held the Finnish amateur heavyweight title in 1951–1956 and 1958. In 1958 he turned professional and had a record of seven victories (three by knockout), one loss and one draw, before retiring in 1962 due to an injury. In 2008 he was inducted into the Finnish Boxing Hall of Fame.Ilkka Koski
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1928 births 1993 deaths Sportspeople from Jyväskylä Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers for Finland Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in boxing Finnish male boxers Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-boxing-bio-stub