Marko Asell
Finnish wrestler and politician
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| Nationality | Finnish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1970-05-08) 8 May 1970 (age 53) Ylöjärvi, Pirkanmaa, Finland | ||||||||||||||
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Marko Asell (born 8 May 1970 in Ylöjärvi) is a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling. He is also a politician, serving as a member of Finnish Parliament first for the 2007–2011 term, and again for the 2019–2023 and 2023–2027 terms.[1]
Olympics
Asell competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where he won a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the welterweight class.[2] He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[3]
References
- ^ "Marko Asell". Parliament of Finland. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Wrestling" Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on August 27, 2008)
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marko Asell Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
External links
- Marko Asell at the International Wrestling Database
- Marko Asell at Olympedia
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