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Veikko Lahti

Full name: Veikko Olavi Lahti
Gender: Male
Born: December 7, 1926 in Janakkala, Kanta-Häme, Finland
Country: FIN Finland
Sport: Wrestling

Biography

Veikko Lahti had the following finishes at major championships – 1955 World Championship: 87.0 kg. Greco-Roman (2nd).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1952 Summer 25 Helsinki Wrestling Men's Middleweight, Freestyle Finland FIN AC
1956 Summer 29 Melbourne Wrestling Men's Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman Finland FIN AC
1956 Summer 29 Melbourne Wrestling Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle Finland FIN AC

Men's Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result RE BP MR
1956 Summer 29 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Final Standings AC 1956-12-03 Eliminated r3/5 6
1956 Summer 29 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Round Three 5T 1956-12-05 6
1956 Summer 29 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Round Three Match #2 2 1956-12-05 Nikolayev (URS) decision (3-0), Lahti (FIN) 3
1956 Summer 29 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Round Two 3T 1956-12-04 3
1956 Summer 29 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Round Two Match #3 1 1956-12-04 Lahti (FIN) fall (2:45), Thomas (USA) 0
1956 Summer 29 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Round One 8T 1956-12-03 3
1956 Summer 29 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Round One Match #4 2 1956-12-03 Nilsson (SWE) decision (3-0), Lahti (FIN) 3

Men's Middleweight, Freestyle

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result MMR/RE BP MR
1952 Summer 25 Helsinki Wrestling Finland FIN Final Standings AC 1952-07-20 Eliminated r2/7 5
1952 Summer 25 Helsinki Wrestling Finland FIN Round Two 12T 1952-07-21 6
1952 Summer 25 Helsinki Wrestling Finland FIN Round Two Match #5 2 1952-07-21 Takhti (IRI) fall (5:10), Lahti (FIN) 3
1952 Summer 25 Helsinki Wrestling Finland FIN Round One 10T 1952-07-20 3
1952 Summer 25 Helsinki Wrestling Finland FIN Round One Match #4 2 1952-07-20 Genuth (ARG) decision (2-1), Lahti (FIN) 3

Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result RE BP MR
1956 Summer 29 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Final Standings AC 1956-11-28 Eliminated r2/7 5
1956 Summer 29 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Round Two 10 1956-11-29 5
1956 Summer 29 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Round Two Match #3 2 1956-11-29 Ohira (JPN) decision (2-1), Lahti (FIN) 2
1956 Summer 29 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Round One 7T 1956-11-28 3
1956 Summer 29 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Round One Match #3 2 1956-11-28 Blair (USA) fall (12:37), Lahti (FIN) 3