Reino Kalervo Kangasmäki (2 July 1916 – 26 September 2010) was a journalist and a Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland. He won a bronze medal in the flyweight class at the 1948 Olympics, his only major international tournament. At the national championships Kangasmäki placed third in 1943 and second in 1947.[1][2]

Reino Kangasmäki
Kangasmäki at the 1948 Olympics
Personal information
Born2 July 1916
Kokkola, Finland
Died26 September 2010 (aged 94)
Vaasa, Finland
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight52–55 kg (115–121 lb)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubTUL
Vaasan Toverit
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1948 London 52 kg

Kangasmäki was born in a family of a lumberjack. He started training in wrestling around 1935 and retired in 1951.[3] In 1953, he started as a journalist for the newspaper Kansan Ääni, and eventually became its chief editor.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Reino Kangasmäki". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ Kangasmäki Reino Kalervo. tulpaini.fi
  3. ^ Kangasmäki Reino. tulpaini.fi
  4. ^ Vallin, Harri (12 November 2010). "Olympiapronssimitalisti Reino Kangasmäki nukkunut pois". Vaasan Toverit (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 November 2019.