Tapani Jarkko Ala-Huikku (born January 31, 1980, in Seinäjoki) is an amateur Finnish Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's lightweight category.[1][2] He won the bronze medal for his division at the 2007 European Wrestling Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, and gold at the 2008 European Wrestling Championships in Tampere.[3] He is also a member of Ilmajoen Kisailijat Wrestling Club in Ilmajoki, and is coached and trained by Seppo Yli-Hannuksela, the father of two-time Olympic medalist Marko Yli-Hannuksela.[1]
.jpg) Jarkko Ala-Huikku | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Finland | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 January 1980 Seinäjoki, Finland | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ilmajoen Kisailijat[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Seppo Yli-Hannuksela[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At age twenty-eight, Ala-Huikku made his official debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's 60 kg class. He received a bye for the second preliminary match, before losing out to Kyrgyzstan's Ruslan Tumenbaev, who was able to score seven points in two straight periods, leaving Ala-Huikku with a single point.[4]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Ala-Huikku, however, lost again in the second preliminary match of men's 60 kg class to France's Tarik Belmadani, with a technical score of 0–4.[5]
Nowadays Ala-Huikku is working as sport journalist and commentator in Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE.
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Jarkko Ala-Huikku". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jarkko Ala-Huikku". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ "Ala-Huikku tog EM-guld" [Ala Huikku took the European Championship gold] (in Swedish). Yle Neheter. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's Greco-Roman 60kg (132 lbs) Round of 16 Final Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's 60kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Final Official". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
External links edit
- Profile – International Wrestling Database
- Profile – Suomen Olympiakomitea (in Finnish)
- NBC Olympics Profile
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