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Matti Laakso

Full name: Matti Samuel Laakso
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10" (177 cm)
Weight: 78-82 kg
Born: March 23, 1939 in Ilmajoki, Etelä-Pohjanmaa, Finland
Country: FIN Finland
Sport: Wrestling

Related Olympians: Brother of Martti Laakso.

Biography

Matti Laakso had the following finishes at major championships – 1969 World Championship: 82.0 kg. Greco-Roman (6th); 1966 European Championship: 78.0 kg. Greco-Roman (2nd); 1969 European Championship: 82.0 kg. Greco-Roman (3rd).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1960 Summer 21 Roma Wrestling Men's Welterweight, Greco-Roman Finland FIN 6
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Wrestling Men's Welterweight, Greco-Roman Finland FIN AC
1972 Summer 33 München Wrestling Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman Finland FIN AC

Men's Welterweight, Greco-Roman

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result BP MR RE
1960 Summer 21 Roma Wrestling Finland FIN Round Five 6 1960-08-31 7
1960 Summer 21 Roma Wrestling Finland FIN Round Five Match #3 2 1960-08-31 Maritschnigg (GER) fall (2:31), Laakso (FIN) 4
1960 Summer 21 Roma Wrestling Finland FIN Round Four 4 1960-08-30 3
1960 Summer 21 Roma Wrestling Finland FIN Round Four Match #5 1 1960-08-30 Laakso (FIN) injury (10:25), Nyström (SWE) 0
1960 Summer 21 Roma Wrestling Finland FIN Round Three 5T 1960-08-29 3
1960 Summer 21 Roma Wrestling Finland FIN Round Three Match #6 1 1960-08-29 Laakso (FIN) decision, Benedetti (ITA) 1
1960 Summer 21 Roma Wrestling Finland FIN Round Two 4T 1960-08-27 2
1960 Summer 21 Roma Wrestling Finland FIN Round Two Match #7 1 1960-08-27 Laakso (FIN) decision, Hirschbühl (SUI) 1
1960 Summer 21 Roma Wrestling Finland FIN Round One 5T 1960-08-26 1
1960 Summer 21 Roma Wrestling Finland FIN Round One Match #7 1 1960-08-26 Laakso (FIN) decision, Philippe (LUX) 1
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Wrestling Finland FIN Final Standings AC 1964-10-16 9 Eliminated r4/6
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Wrestling Finland FIN Round Four 10 1964-10-19 9
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Wrestling Finland FIN Round Four Match #3 2 1964-10-19 Petkov (BUL) fall (8:59), Laakso (FIN) 4
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Wrestling Finland FIN Round Three 7T 1964-10-18 5
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Wrestling Finland FIN Round Three Match #3 1T 1964-10-18 Ţăranu (ROU) draw, Laakso (FIN) 2
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Wrestling Finland FIN Round Two 5T 1964-10-17 3
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Wrestling Finland FIN Round Two Match #4 2 1964-10-17 Bayrak (TUR) decision, Laakso (FIN) 3
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Wrestling Finland FIN Round One 1T 1964-10-16 0
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Wrestling Finland FIN Round One Match #3 1 1964-10-16 Laakso (FIN) fall (3:52), Mayo (PHI) 0

Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result RE BP
1972 Summer 33 München Wrestling Finland FIN Final Standings AC 1972-09-06 Eliminated r3/6 6,0
1972 Summer 33 München Wrestling Finland FIN Round Three 9T 1972-09-08 6,0
1972 Summer 33 München Wrestling Finland FIN Round Three Match #1 2 1972-09-08 Janota (TCH) fall (2:09), Laakso (FIN) 4,0
1972 Summer 33 München Wrestling Finland FIN Round Two 3T 1972-09-07 2,0
1972 Summer 33 München Wrestling Finland FIN Round Two Match #1 1 1972-09-07 Laakso (FIN) fall (2:14), Dasrangiin (MGL) 0,0
1972 Summer 33 München Wrestling Finland FIN Round One 10T 1972-09-06 2,0
1972 Summer 33 München Wrestling Finland FIN Round One Match #2 1T 1972-09-06 Barlie (NOR) , Laakso (FIN) draw 2,0