| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tuomo Arto Mikael Karila |
| Nickname | Tuoppi |
| Nationality |  Finland |
| Born | 7 April 1968 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Style | Greco-Roman |
Tuomo Arto Mikael Karila (born 7 April 1968) is a Finnish former Olympic wrestler. [1] He was born in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland. [1] His nickname is Tuoppi. [1]
His sports club was Vantaan Sampo, in Vantaa, in Finland. [1]
In 1986, he won the Minnesota high school Class A 155-pound wrestling title as an 18-year-old exchange student at Canby High School, after a 29-3-1 season wrestling in three different weight classes. [2]
He won silver medals at the 1990 and 1991 European Championships at 74.0 kg. in Greco-Roman wrestling. [1]
Karila competed for Finland at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, at the age of 24, in Wrestling--Men's Welterweight (74 kg), Greco-Roman. [1]
He won a silver medal at the 1994 World Wrestling Championships at 82.0 kg. in Greco-Roman wrestling. [1]
Karila competed for Finland at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta at the age of 28, in Wrestling--Men's Middleweight (82 kg), Greco-Roman, and came in 11th. [1]
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