Lennart Viitala

Lennart Viitala

Personal information
Born	8 November 1921 Kankaanpää, Finland
Died	24 February 1966 (aged 45) Kangasala, Finland
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	52–60 kg (115–132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Club	Vaasan Toverit TUL
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing  Finland Olympic Games 1948 London 52 kg European Championships 1946 Stockholm 52 kg Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  Finland European Championships 1947 Prague 52 kg

Vilho Lennart "Lenni" Viitala (8 November 1921 – 24 February 1966) was a Finnish flyweight wrestler who won gold medals in freestyle wrestling at the 1946 European Athletics Championships and 1948 Olympics.[1] Domestically Viitala won five freestyle (1946–49, 1956) and one Greco-Roman title (1953). He was a carpenter by profession.[2][3]

References

1. Viitala, Lennart Vilho (FIN). iat.uni-leipzig.de
2. Lenni Viitala. sports-reference
3. Viitala, Lennart (Lenni). tulpaini.fi