Karl Johan "Jonni" Hellström (13 May 1907 – 6 November 1988, Verdun, Montreal, Canada) was a
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who competed in the
1928 Summer Olympics
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.
"The Fighting Finn" was born in
Mariehamn
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and died in
Canada
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.
In 1928 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the
welterweight class after losing his fight to
Robert Galataud.
1928 Olympic results
Below is the record of Johan Hellström, a Finnish welterweight boxer who competed at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics:
* Round of 32: bye
* Round of 16: defeated Fred Ellis (South Africa) on points
* Quarterfinal: lost to
Robert Galataud (France) on points
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profile
1907 births
1989 deaths
People from Mariehamn
People from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
Swedish-speaking Finns
Welterweight boxers
Olympic boxers for Finland
Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Finnish male boxers
Finnish emigrants to Canada
Sportspeople from Åland
20th-century Finnish sportsmen
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