Ilkka Suvanto

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Ilkka Suvanto
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Born (1943-08-13) 13 August 1943 (age 80)
Helsinki, Finland
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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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References

  1. "Stanford Swim". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, CA. 24 February 1963. p. 41. Retrieved 14 September 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ilkka Suvanto Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  3. Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat – Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000 (in Finnish). Graface Jyväskylä. p. 323. ISBN   951-98673-1-7.