Lauri Koskela (16 May 1907 – 3 August 1944) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland. He competed at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics and won a bronze and a gold medal, respectively.[1] Koskela was the European champion in 1935, 1937 and 1938 and placed third in 1939. Domestically, he won seven titles in 1932–33, 1936 and 1940–43.[2]
Koskela lived in Lapua, South Ostrobothnia, where he worked at the State Cartridge Factory. Koskela was a member of the local trade union branch and the Communist Party of Finland. In 1930, he was kidnapped by the fascist Lapua Movement. Koskela represented the left-wing club Ponnistus until the fall of 1930, when he joined the right-wing Virkiä in order to make it to the Olympics, as the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation did not participate the games.[2] Koskela was killed in action during the Continuation War in 1944.[3]
lauri, koskela, 1907, august, 1944, greco, roman, wrestler, from, finland, competed, 1932, 1936, olympics, bronze, gold, medal, respectively, koskela, european, champion, 1935, 1937, 1938, placed, third, 1939, domestically, seven, titles, 1932, 1936, 1940, per. Lauri Koskela 16 May 1907 3 August 1944 was a Greco Roman wrestler from Finland He competed at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics and won a bronze and a gold medal respectively 1 Koskela was the European champion in 1935 1937 and 1938 and placed third in 1939 Domestically he won seven titles in 1932 33 1936 and 1940 43 2 Lauri KoskelaPersonal informationBorn16 May 1907Lapua FinlandDied3 August 1944 aged 37 Baryshevo Leningrad RussiaHeight167 cm 5 ft 6 in Weight62 68 kg 137 150 lb SportSportGreco Roman wrestlingClubLapuan VirkiaMedal record Representing FinlandOlympic Games1932 Los Angeles 61 kg1936 Berlin 66 kgEuropean championships1935 Copenhagen 66 kg1937 Paris 66 kg1938 Tallinn 66 kg1939 Oslo 66 kg Contents 1 Kidnapping and death 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksKidnapping and death EditKoskela lived in Lapua South Ostrobothnia where he worked at the State Cartridge Factory Koskela was a member of the local trade union branch and the Communist Party of Finland In 1930 he was kidnapped by the fascist Lapua Movement Koskela represented the left wing club Ponnistus until the fall of 1930 when he joined the right wing Virkia in order to make it to the Olympics as the Finnish Workers Sports Federation did not participate the games 2 Koskela was killed in action during the Continuation War in 1944 3 See also EditList of kidnappings List of solved missing person casesReferences Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lauri Koskela Lauri Koskela Sports Reference Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 4 March 2016 a b Lauri Koskela 1907 1944 Helemi Lapua Historical Database in Finnish 24 July 2013 Retrieved 27 October 2020 Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War Sports Reference Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 24 July 2018 External links EditLauri Koskela at International Wrestling Database Lauri Koskela at Olympics com Lauri Koskela at Olympedia This biographical article relating to a Finnish sport wrestler or wrestling coach is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lauri Koskela amp oldid 1103739800, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
