Risto Luukkonen
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Personal information | |
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Nationality | Finnish |
Born | Tuusula, Finland | 31 July 1931
Died | 12 August 1967 Helsinki, Finland | (aged 36)
Sport | |
Sport | Boxing |
Risto Luukkonen (31 July 1931 – 12 August 1967) was a Finnish boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] As a professional, he was the EBU's flyweight champion after defeating Spain's Young Martin by a 15 rounds decision on 4 September 1959.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Risto Luukkonen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "BoxRec: Login".
External links
- Risto Luukkonen at BoxRec (registration required)
- Risto Luukkonen at Olympedia
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