Risto Meronen

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Risto Meronen
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NationalityFinnish
Born (1945-08-17) 17 August 1945 (age 74)
Vantaa, Finland
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Risto Meronen (born 17 August 1945) is a Finnish boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1] At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he lost to Valery Plotnikov of the Soviet Union. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Risto Meronen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2018.