Lennart Viitala

Lennart Viitala

Personal information
Born	8 November 1921 Kankaanpää, Finland
Died	24 February 1966 (aged 45) Kangasala, Finland
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	52–60 kg
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Club	Vaasan Toverit TUL
Medal record Representing  Finland Olympic Games 1948 London Freestyle, −52 kg European championships 1946 Stockholm Freestyle, −52 kg 1947 Prague Greco-Roman, −52 kg

Vilho Lennart "Lenni" Viitala (8 November 1921 – 24 February 1966) was a Finnish flyweight wrestler who won gold medals in freestyle wrestling at the 1946 European Championships and 1948 Olympics.^[1] Domestically Viitala won five freestyle (1946–49, 1956) and one Greco-Roman title (1953). He was a carpenter by profession.^[2][3]

References

1. Viitala, Lennart Vilho (FIN). iat.uni-leipzig.de
2. Lenni Viitala. sports-reference
3. Viitala, Lennart (Lenni). tulpaini.fi