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Nationality | Finnish |
Born | Loimaa, Finland | 30 September 1960
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Sport | Weightlifting |
Arto Savonen (born 30 September 1960) is a Finnish weightlifter. He competed in the men's heavyweight II event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1]
Loimaa is a town and municipality of Finland.
Finland competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States. 86 competitors, 73 men and 13 women, took part in 76 events in 15 sports.
Finland competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 88 competitors, 60 men and 28 women, took part in 85 events in 16 sports.
Finland competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 66 competitors, 60 men and 6 women, took part in 61 events in 13 sports.
Finland competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 117 competitors, 107 men and 10 women, took part in 92 events in 14 sports.
Arto Tolsa Areena is a football stadium in Kotka, Finland. It is the home stadium of Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat (KTP). The stadium holds 4,780 and was inaugurated in 1952 for the Helsinki Olympics. The stadium's record attendance was made during the Olympic Games in the football match between the Soviet Union and Bulgaria, the score having been 2–1 a.e.t. Depending on the source, the record is 10,000, or 10,637 or 10,950.
Bengt Eriksson was a Swedish nordic combined skier. He won an individual silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics and finished 10th at the 1960 Games. Between 1953 and 1966 he won eight national titles. He also competed nationally in association football and internationally in ski jumping, finishing 19th in the normal hill at the 1960 Olympics. In 1965 he was awarded the Holmenkollen medal, shared with Arto Tiainen and Arne Larsen.
Arto Tiainen was a Finnish cross-country skier. He was born in Sääminki.
Arto Ilmari Koivisto is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed in the 1970s. He won the 4 × 10 km relay gold and the 15 km bronze at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
Finland competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
Jerzy Zdzisław Kulej was a Polish boxer, politician and sports commentator. He was a double Olympic and World Champion.
The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California took place on 5 and 6 August 1984. Twenty-six athletes from 17 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Roger Kingdom of the United States, the nation's first championship since 1972 and 16th title in the event overall. Arto Bryggare's bronze was Finland's first medal in the men's high hurdles.
Arto Harald Nilsson was a boxer from Finland.
Mikael Ylöstalo is a retired Finnish athlete who specialized in the 110 metres hurdles.
Arto Nikulainen was a Finnish rower. He competed in the men's coxless four event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
The ice hockey team rosters at the 1984 Winter Olympics consisted of the following players:
John Olulu was a Kenyan boxer. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he lost to Arto Nilsson of Finland.
Arto Savolainen is a Finnish wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle lightweight at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Arto Sutinen is a Finnish biathlete. He competed in the 10 km sprint event at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Arto Jääskeläinen is a Finnish biathlete. He competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics and the 1988 Winter Olympics.