Finnish wrestler (born 1980)
Jarkko Ala-Huikku
Jarkko Ala-Huikku |
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Nationality | Finland |
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Born | (1980-01-31) 31 January 1980 (age 44) Seinäjoki, Finland |
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Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) |
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Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
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Sport | Wrestling |
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Event | Greco-Roman |
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Club | Ilmajoen Kisailijat[1] |
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Coached by | Seppo Yli-Hannuksela[1] |
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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]
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.
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