Pentti Hämäläinen
Pentti Hämäläinen
Pentti Olavi Hämäläinen was a Finnish boxer. He competed at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won a gold and a bronze medal, respectively. He won two more bronze medals at European championships in 1951 and 1955. Domestically he won six Finnish titles between 1951 and 1956, two in flyweight, two in bantamweight and two in featherweight division. After the 1956 Olympics he turned professional and won five consecutive bouts. He lost his sixth bout in 1959 and retired from boxing, after which he worked as a mechanic and a policeman. Four of his brothers also competed in boxing at the national level.
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Male
Date of Birth
December 19th, 1929
Age
95
Birth Place
Finland, Kymenlaakso
Date of Death
December 11st, 1984
Died Aged
54
Star Sign
Sagittarius
Occupation
Boxer
Sportsperson
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