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| Born | 11 November 1903 Nurmo, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 June 1982(1982-06-04) (aged 78) Ähtäri, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Vaasan Voima-Veikot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Herman Matinpoika "Hermanni" Pihlajamäki (11 November 1903 – 4 June 1982) was a Finnish wrestler. He competed in freestyle wrestling at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics and won a gold and a bronze medal, respectively. At the European championships he won a freestyle gold medal in 1931, and two silver medals in 1935, in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling.
Pihlajamäki won six Finnish titles: in 1927, 1930, 1932 and 1935–1937, five of them in freestyle wrestling. He worked as a policeman. His cousin Kustaa was also a policeman and an Olympic champion in wrestling.
References
- ^ "Hermanni Pihlajamäki". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
External links
- Hermanni Pihlajamäki at the International Wrestling Database
- Hermanni Pihlajamäki at Olympics.com
- Hermanni Pihlajamäki at Olympedia
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