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Niilo Turkkila

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Club
  
TUL

Niilo Turkkila

Born
  
22 March 1921
Kymi, Finland

Sport
  
Freestyle wrestling Greco-Roman wrestling

Died
  
25 August 2012, Helsinki, Finland

Niilo Ensio Turkkila (22 March 1921 – 25 August 2012) was a Finnish wrestler. Competing in the 57 kg division he won national titles in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1949–50 and in freestyle wrestling in 1950–51, and placed second in freestyle at the 1951 World Championships. After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling referee and sports functionary. He was married and had three children, born in 1946, 1948 and 1954.

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Niilo Turkkila Wikipedia