Arvi Savolainen

Finnish Greco-Roman wrestler

Arvi Savolainen
Personal information
Full nameArvi Martin Savolainen
Born (1998-10-24) 24 October 1998 (age 25)
Lahti, Finland
Sport
CountryFinland
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class97 kg
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Finland
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Budapest 97 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2022 Istanbul 97 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Belgrade 97 kg
European U23 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Novi Sad 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Istanbul 97 kg
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Trnava 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Tampere 96 kg
European Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Rome 96 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Dortmund 97 kg

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.

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]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2022 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd Greco-Roman 97 kg

References

  1. ^ Etchells, Daniel (26 August 2015). "Russia bag two gold medals on way to securing team title at Cadet Wrestling World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. ^ "2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. ^ "2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ "2021 Grand Prix Zagreb Open Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  6. ^ Morgan, Liam (20 March 2021). "Russia and Georgia earn two Tokyo 2020 Greco-Roman quotas at Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  8. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (13 June 2021). "Hosts win two golds on final night of UWW Poland Open". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  9. ^ "2021 Poland Open Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  11. ^ Dowdeswell, Andrew (3 November 2021). "Russia completes Greco-Roman wrestling slate with nine out of 10 medals at UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  12. ^ "2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  13. ^ "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  14. ^ Pavitt, Michael (3 April 2022). "Turkish wrestlers earn Greco-Roman titles as European Championships conclude". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  15. ^ "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  16. ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  17. ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.

External links

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