Kustaa Pihlajamäki

Olympic athlete

1902 – 1944

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Who was Kustaa Pihlajamäki?

Kustaa Pihlajamäki was a Finnish freestyle wrestler and Olympic champion.

He received a gold medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, and a gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. He was killed during a bombing raid on Helsinki in 1944.

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Born
Apr 7, 1902
Nurmo
Died
Feb 10, 1944
Helsinki

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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