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Arvi Savolainen

Arvi Savolainen

Finnish Greco-Roman wrestler

Arvi Martin Savolainen (born 24 October 1998) is a Finnish Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the silver medal in the 97 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.

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Career

Savolainen won a bronze medal at the 2015 Cadet Wrestling World Championships held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 67 kg event at the 2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Istanbul, Turkey.[2] In 2019, Savolainen won the gold medal in the men's 97 kg event at the World U23 Wrestling Championship in Budapest, Hungary.[3] In 2020, he lost his bronze medal match against Jello Krahmer of Germany in the 130 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.[4]

In January 2021, Savolainen won the gold medal in the 97 kg event at the Grand Prix Zagreb Open held in Zagreb, Croatia.[5] In March 2021, he qualified at the European Qualification Tournament to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6][7] In April 2021, he competed in the 97 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland. A few months later, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2021 Wladyslaw Pytlasinski Cup held in Warsaw, Poland.[8][9]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Savolainen lost his bronze medal match against Mohammad Hadi Saravi of Iran in the 97 kg event.[10] At the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia, he won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg event.[11][12]

In 2022, Savolainen won the silver medal in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[13] He won the silver medal in the 97 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[14][15] A few months later, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.[16]

Savolainen competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[17] He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[17]

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References

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