Jaakko Kailajärvi
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Born | 1 July 1941 Tampere, Finland | (age 80)
Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 75–92 kg (165–203 lb) |
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Sport | Weightlifting |
Jaakko Rafael Kailajärvi (born 1 July 1941) is a retired Finnish weightlifter who set two light-heavyweight world records in the snatch in 1962.[1] He placed second-third in this event at the 1972 and 1974 world championships. Kailajärvi competed in light-heavyweight and middle-heavyweight divisions at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics with the best result of fifth place in 1968. His elder brother Jouni was also an Olympic weightlifter.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jaakko Kailajärvi. chidlovski.net
- ^ Jaakko Kailajärvi Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
Categories:
- 1941 births
- Living people
- Olympic weightlifters of Finland
- Weightlifters at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- European weightlifting biography stubs
- Finnish sportspeople stubs