Erkki Pakkanen

Erkki Pakkanen
Personal information
Born	19 April 1930; Elimäki, Finland
Died	23 April 1973 (aged 43); Kouvola, Finland
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Medal record
Representing Finland
Olympic Games

Erkki Olavi Pakkanen (19 April 1930 – 23 April 1973) was an amateur lightweight boxer from Finland who won a bronze medal at the 1952 Olympics.

Pakkanen took up boxing in 1947 and won the Finnish junior title in 1949. He never held a senior national title, and qualified for the Helsinki Olympics by winning the Olympic trials. At the Olympics, he lost in a semifinal to the eventual winner Aureliano Bolognesi. Earlier in 1950 he seriously injured his right hand. The injury recurred in 1953 forcing Pakkanen to retire from boxing.^[1] He later ran a taxi company that he founded in 1958. Shortly after his 43rd birthday, Pakkanen died of a heart attack at a horse racing track while watching his son Jarmo competing. In 2008 he was inducted into the Finnish Boxing Hall of Fame.^[2]

1952 Olympic results

Below are the results of Erkki Pakkenen, a Finnish lightweight boxer who competed at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics:

Round of 32: bye
Round of 16: defeated Petros Nazarbegian (Iran) by decision, 3-0
Quarterfinal: defeated Vicente Matute (Venezuela) by decision, 3-0
Semifinal: lost to Aureliano Bolognesi (Italy) by decision, 0-3 (was awarded bronze medal)

References

^ Siukonen, Markku (2001) Urheilukunniamme puolustajat – Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000, p. 238. Graface Jyväskylä. ISBN 951-98673-1-7
^ Erkki Pakkanen. sports-reference.com

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[b1-1] Siukonen, Markku (2001) Urheilukunniamme puolustajat – Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000, p. 238. Graface Jyväskylä. ISBN 951-98673-1-7

[sr-2] Erkki Pakkanen. sports-reference.com

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