Onni Pellinen

Onni Pellinen (14 February 1899 – 30 October 1950) was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.[1][2]

Onni Pellinen
Born(1899-02-14)14 February 1899
Hankasalmi, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died30 October 1950(1950-10-30) (aged 51)
Istanbul, Turkey
Onni Pellinen
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1932 Los Angeles Light heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris Light heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 1928 Amsterdam Light heavyweight

Olympics

Pellinen competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris where he won a bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the light heavyweight class.[3]

He won another bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.[4]

At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles he won a silver medal.[5]

References
  1. "Onni Pellinen Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  2. "Onni Pellinen". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. "1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Wrestling" Archived 20 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 28 August 2008)
  4. "1928 Summer Olympics – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Wrestling" Archived 20 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 28 August 2008)
  5. "1932 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Wrestling" Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 28 August 2008)


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