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Finnish wrestler (1932?2017)
Arvo Kyllonen
 Kyllonen with coach at the 1952 Olympics
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| Born
| 17 December 1932
(
1932-12-17
)
Imatra
, Finland
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| Died
| 10 June 2017
(2017-06-10)
(aged 84)
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| Sport
| Wrestling
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| Club
| TUL
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Arvo Kyllonen
(17 December 1932 ? 10 June 2017
[1]
) was a Finnish wrestler who won national titles in the 57 kg
freestyle
(1952) and 62 kg
Greco-Roman
divisions (1954). He competed in Greco-Roman bantamweight at the
1952 Summer Olympics
, but was eliminated in the third round.
[2]
Kyllonen was a
firefighter
by profession. After retiring from competitions he also coached young wrestlers.
[3]
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