Jouko Johannes Salomäki (born 26 August 1962 in Kauhajoki) is a Finnish wrestler and Olympic champion in

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. He was nicknamed "Jokke" during his career. Salomäki competed at the

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where he received the gold medal in

, in the ''welterweight'' class."1984 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Wrestling"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on August 26, 2008) Salomäki won the World Championship in the same weight class in 1987.

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* 1962 births Living people Sportspeople from Kauhajoki Olympic wrestlers for Finland Wrestlers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Finnish male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Sport wrestlers from South Ostrobothnia 20th-century Finnish sportsmen 21st-century Finnish people {{Finland-wrestling-bio-stub