Jouko Johannes Salomäki (born 26 August 1962 in Kauhajoki) is a Finnish wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling. He was nicknamed "Jokke" during his career.
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Full name | Jouko Johannes Salomäki | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kauhajoki, Finland | 26 August 1962|||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Salomäki competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where he received the gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, in the welterweight class.[1] Salomäki won the World Championship in the same weight class in 1987.
References
External links
- Jouko Salomäki at the International Wrestling Database
- Jouko Salomäki at Olympics.com
- Jouko Salomäki at Olympedia