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Reijo Nykänen

Full name: Reijo Päiviö Nykänen
Gender: Male
Born: June 30, 1930 in Joroinen, Etelä-Savo, Finland
Country: FIN Finland
Sport: Wrestling

Biography

Reijo Nykänen had the following finishes at major championships – 1955 World Championship: 52.0 kg. Greco-Roman (4th).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1956 Summer 26 Melbourne Wrestling Men's Bantamweight, Greco-Roman Finland FIN AC

Men's Bantamweight, Greco-Roman

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result RE BP MR
1956 Summer 26 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Final Standings AC 1956-12-03 Eliminated r3/6 6
1956 Summer 26 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Round Three 8T 1956-12-05 6
1956 Summer 26 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Round Three Match #3 2 1956-12-05 Horvath (ROU) decision (2-1), Nykänen (FIN) 2
1956 Summer 26 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Round Two 9T 1956-12-04 4
1956 Summer 26 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Round Two Match #2 1 1956-12-04 Nykänen (FIN) decision (2-1), Díaz (ARG) 1
1956 Summer 26 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Round One 11T 1956-12-03 3
1956 Summer 26 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Round One Match #1 2 1956-12-03 Hódos (HUN) decision (3-0), Nykänen (FIN) 3