Great Olympians

Biographies - OJA


Johans Oja

B. 1904-03-18, from Riga, Latvia, then part of Russia
Athletics
1924 HP
Men's 100 m QF:5th 0.043
Men's 200 m QF:4th 0.676
0.719


Antero Ojala

B. 1916-12-10, Zelenogorsk, Russia, represented Finland; D. 1982-02-05
Speed Skating (1 bronze)
1936 1948 HP
Men's 500 metres 8th 14th 272
Men's 1500 metres 9th 12th 200
Men's 5000 metres bronze 26th 2560.064
Men's 10000 metres 7th 400
3432.064


Teuvo Kalevi Ojala

B. 1947-08-19, Lappajärvi, Finland; D. 1991-02-08
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1968 HP
Men's Middleweight (-87 kg) 10th 150
150


Arvo Kalevi Aulis Ojalehto

B. 1957-04-17, Haapavesi, Finland
Weightlifting
1980 1984 1988 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg) 13th seventh 12th 698.4
698.4


(Arvo Kalle) Olavi Ojanperä

B. 1921-10-27, Tyrvää, Finland; D. 2016-05-08
Canoeing - Flatwater Canadian (1 bronze)
1952 1956 1960 HP
Men's C1 1000 metres bronze SF:4th 3942
3942


Written 2017-02-10 - last modified 2023-08-22

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