Toivo Pohjala ( Fin. Toivo Pohjala , February 1, 1888 - August 23, 1969) - Finnish rider and wrestler, winner of the World Cup.
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Biography
Born in 1888 in Nakkil . In 1921, he took 4th place at the World Championship in wrestling. In 1922 he won the bronze medal of the World Championship in Greco-Roman wrestling. In 1924 he took part in freestyle wrestling competitions at the Olympic Games in Paris , where he took 7th place.
Subsequently, he completely switched to trotting races ; in 1938 and 1939 he won the championship of Finland.
His son, Toivo Topias Pohjala, was a member of parliament in 1975-1987, and minister of agriculture and forestry in 1987-1991.
Links
- Toivo Pohyala - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com
- Toivo Pohyala - profile on International Wrestling Database