Petra Maarit Olli (born 5 June 1994)[3] is a retired Finnish freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships in the Women's freestyle 58 kg-event. In March 2016 Olli won her first European Championship gold medal at the Senior-level in Riga, Latvia, defeating Oksana Herhel of Ukraine.
.jpg) Petra Olli in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Petra Maarit Olli |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Born | 5 June 1994 Lappajärvi, Finland |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Event | Freestyle |
| Club | Lappajärven Veikot[1] |
| Coached by | Ahto Raska[2] Pertti Olli Maksim Molonov[2] |
Medal record | |
She was the first Finnish woman to win a World gold, defeating Danielle Lappage of Canada in the finals of the 2018 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[4]
Olli missed the 2019 World Wrestling Championships due to health problems.[5] She retired from wrestling in 2020.[6]
References
edit- ^ Heikki Uusitalo (October 24, 2018). "Petra Olli voitti painin MM-kultaa dramaattisten vaiheiden jälkeen, vastustaja tuuletteli jo voittoa – "Se oli niin kova ottelu"" (in Finnish). Kaleva.
- ^ a b Tuomas Hämäläinen (December 13, 2018). "Maailmanmestari Petra Olli: Pohjalaisten kohtalona on olla painija tai pesäpalloilija – "Alkaa p:llä ja loppuu a:han"" (in Finnish). MTV3.
- ^ "Olli Petra Maarit". painiliitto.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ Matti Lehtisaari (September 11, 2015). "Petra Olli paini MM-hopealle!". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish).
- ^ Carl-Magnus Långkvist (September 5, 2019). "Hälsoproblem ställer till det för Petra Olli – kan inte försvara sitt VM-guld". Svenska Yle (in Swedish).
- ^ Pitkänen, Henri (February 25, 2020). "Painija Petra Olli lopettaa uransa vain 25-vuotiaana: "Tämä on urani vaikein ja raskain päätös"". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish).
External links
edit- Petra Olli at the International Wrestling Database
- Petra Olli at Olympics.com
- Petra Olli at Olympedia
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