Kyösti Luukko

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAukusti "Kyösti"•Luukko
Used nameKyösti•Luukko
Born17 February 1903 in Nurmo, Seinäjoki, Etelä-Pohjanmaa (FIN)
Died27 October 1970 in Nurmo, Seinäjoki, Etelä-Pohjanmaa (FIN)
Measurements174 cm / 82-84 kg
AffiliationsNurmon Jymy, Nurmo, Seinäjoki (FIN)
NOC Finland
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Kyösti Luukko was the best Finnish freestyle middleweight wrestler in the 1930s. The high point of his career was the 1932 Olympics, where he won a silver medal. Luukko also competed at the 1936 Olympics, where he was sixth, and won bronze at the 1931 European Championships. Domestically, Luukko won nine Finnish titles: in 1931-33 and 1936 in freestyle middleweight, in 1935, 1937 and 1938 in freestyle light-heavyweight and in 1928 and 1933 in Greco-Roman light-heavyweight. Luukko worked as a farmhand.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Summer Olympics Wrestling FIN Kyösti Luukko
Middleweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) 2 Silver
1936 Summer Olympics Wrestling FIN Kyösti Luukko
Middleweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) 6