Erkki Olavi Savolainen (August 21, 1917 in
Helsinki
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– December 26, 1993 in Helsinki) was a
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who competed in the
1936 Summer Olympics
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.
In 1936 he was eliminated in the first round of the
flyweight class after losing his fight to
Chiyoto Nakano.
1936 Olympic results
Below are the results of Erkki Savolainen, a Finnish boxer who competed in the flyweight division at the 1936 Berlin Olympics:
* Round of 32: lost to Chiyoto Nakano (Japan)
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1917 births
1993 deaths
Boxers from Helsinki
Flyweight boxers
Olympic boxers for Finland
Boxers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Finnish male boxers
20th-century Finnish sportsmen
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