Juhani Avellan

Juhani Avellan
Personal information
Full name Juhani Kari Kalervo Avellan
Born (1945-12-13)13 December 1945
Riihimäki, Finland
Died 28 July 2004(2004-07-28)
Helsinki, Finland
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 75–85 kg (165–187 lb)
Sport
Country  Finland
Sport Weightlifting
Weight class 82.5 kg
Team National team
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Finland
World Championships
1975 Moscow 82.5 kg
Updated on 6 October 2016.

Juhani Kari Kalervo Avellan (born 13 December 1945 in Riihimäki - 28 July 2004 in Helsinki) was a Finnish male weightlifter, who competed in the light heavyweight class and represented Finland at international competitions. He won the bronze medal at the 1975 World Weightlifting Championships in the 82.5 kg category. He participated at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the 82.5 kg event, at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the 82.5 kg event and at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the 82.5 kg event.[1] He won the bronze medal at the 1975 European Championships in the Light-Heavyweight class (350.0 kg). He set three light-heavyweight world records in 1970-71 – one in the snatch and one in the clean & jerk.

References

  1. ↑ "Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics - 2007 World Championships - Juhani Avellan" (PDF). iwf.net. p. 126-146. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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