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Born | Helsinki, Finland | 13 August 1943
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Sport | Swimming |
Ilkka Suvanto (born 13 August 1943) is a Finnish former butterfly, freestyle and medley swimmer. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics [1] and the 1964 Summer Olympics. [2] Suvanto became a U.S. citizen in 1968. [3]
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Ilkka is a masculine Finnish given name. Notable people with the name include:
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