Harri Koskela

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Harri Koskela
Personal information
Full nameHarri Matias Koskela
Born (1965-10-08) 8 October 1965 (age 58)
Lapua, Finland
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event Greco-Roman wrestling
Harri Koskela
Medal record
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Seoul Light heavyweight

Harri Matias Koskela (born 8 October 1965 in Lapua) is a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.

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Olympics

Koskela competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul where he received the silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the light heavyweight class. [1]

World championships

Koskela received a silver medal at the 1990 FILA Wrestling World Championships, and a bronze medal at the 1991 FILA Wrestling World Championships.

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References

  1. "1988 Summer Olympics Seoul, South Korea Wrestling" Archived 2008-05-31 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on August 28, 2008)