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Erkki Pakkanen

Erkki Pakkanen

Finnish boxer

Erkki Olavi Pakkanen (19 April 1930 – 23 April 1973) was an amateur lightweight boxer from Finland who won a bronze medal at the 1952 Olympics.

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Pakkanen took up boxing in 1947 and won the Finnish junior title in 1949. He never held a senior national title, and qualified for the Helsinki Olympics by winning the Olympic trials. At the Olympics, he lost in a semifinal to the eventual winner Aureliano Bolognesi. Earlier in 1950 he seriously injured his right hand. The injury recurred in 1953 forcing Pakkanen to retire from boxing.[1] He later ran a taxi company that he founded in 1958. Shortly after his 43rd birthday, Pakkanen died of a heart attack at a horse racing track while watching his son Jarmo competing. In 2008 he was inducted into the Finnish Boxing Hall of Fame.[2]

1952 Olympic results

Below are the results of Erkki Pakkenen, a Finnish lightweight boxer who competed at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics:

  • Round of 32: bye
  • Round of 16: defeated Petros Nazarbegian (Iran) by decision, 3-0
  • Quarterfinal: defeated Vicente Matute (Venezuela) by decision, 3-0
  • Semifinal: lost to Aureliano Bolognesi (Italy) by decision, 0-3 (was awarded bronze medal)

References

  1. [1]
    Siukonen, Markku (2001) Urheilukunniamme puolustajat – Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000, p. 238. Graface Jyväskylä. ISBN 951-98673-1-7
  2. [2]
    Erkki Pakkanen. sports-reference.com
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