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Konsta Mäenpää

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Konsta Mäenpää
Personal information
Full nameKonsta Johannes Mäenpää
Born (1997-10-23) 23 October 1997 (age 27)
South Ostrobothnia, Finland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight130 kg (290 lb; 20 st)
Sport
CountryFinland
SportGreco-Roman
Event130 kg
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Finland
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 130 kg
Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2023 Sofia 130 kg
Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Zagreb 130 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Tampere 120 kg
European Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Rome 120 kg

Konsta Johannes Mäenpää (born 23 October 1997) is a Finnish Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 130 kg division.[1]

Career

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Konsta Mäenpää's father is Juha Mäenpää, Member of Parliament.[2]

Mäenpää finished seventh in the 96 kg category at the European Youth Championships in 2016. He achieved World Youth Championship bronze in the 120 kg weight category in 2017. He finished fifth in the under-23 World Championships in the 130 kg category in 2018 and 2019. He won the Nordic Youth Championship in the 120 kg category in 2017.[3]

Mäenpää won the European bronze medal in the 130 kg category in Budapest 2022, beating Franz Richter of Germany in the bronze medal match.[4]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2022 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg

References

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  1. ^ "Konsta Johannes Mäenpää profile page". uww.org.
  2. ^ "Koskenkorvan viinatehtaan varjossa asuu eduskunnan kansallismielisimmän laidan räksyttäjä ja hänen poikansa, joka on Suomen lahjakkain raskaan sarjan painija". 10 November 2019.
  3. ^ "International Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on 2024-03-01. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  4. ^ "Konsta Mäenpää voitti painin EM-pronssia". 2 April 2022.
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