Pentti Punkari

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Pentti Punkari
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born (1938-01-12) 12 January 1938 (age 85)
Ylistaro, Finland
Sport
Sport Wrestling

Pentti Punkari (born 12 January 1938) is a Finnish wrestler. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pentti Punkari Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2019.