Paavo Hietala

Paavo Hietala
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born(1919-09-26)26 September 1919
Lapua, Finland
Died18 September 1984(1984-09-18) (aged 64)
Lapua, Finland
Sport
SportWrestling

Paavo Iisakki Hietala (26 September 1919 – 18 September 1984) was a Finnish wrestler.

In 1937, as a member of Lapuan Virkiä, Hietala won the Finnish Wrestling Federation championship for the under 61kg weight class.[1] In 1947, he won the flyweight class of the Finnish Men's Freestyle Wrestling Championships in Helsinki, besting three opponents and winning with a 3-point minus. Hietala was also given the award of best Finnish Wrestling Federation wrestler.[2] He competed in the men's freestyle featherweight at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[3] His lost his first match against Ivar Sjölin on a 3–0 decision. Believing he had a decisive lead, Hietala claimed to have held back toward the end of the match, ultimately losing him the match.[4] With his falls against Marco Gavelli, José López, and Gazanfer Bilge, Hietala was ultimately eliminated from competition after the fifth round.[5] In 1949, he was awarded an honorary prize for best wrestler in the 1949 Finnish Men's Freestyle Wrestling Championships held in Imatra, despite only placing third in his weight class.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Suomen painimestaruuksista oteltiin sunnuntaina.", Laatokka, no. 73, p. 3, 30 March 1943, retrieved 17 September 2025
  2. ^ "Tre titlar försvarades i H:fors vid fribrottar-FM", Hufvudstadsbladet, no. 283 (2. painos), p. 3, 20 October 1947, retrieved 17 September 2025
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paavo Hietala Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Lenni Viitala klar för medalj Turkarna har de bästa fribrottarna", Hufvudstadsbladet, no. 206 (2. painos), p. 3, 3 August 1948, retrieved 17 September 2025
  5. ^ "Olympedia – Featherweight, Freestyle (≤62 kilograms), Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Paavo Hietala bästa fribrottaren.", Hufvudstadsbladet, no. 249, p. 6, 3 October 1949, retrieved 17 September 2025


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