Jaakko Kailajärvi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jaakko Kailajärvi

Finnish weightlifter

Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1941

Place of Birth: Tampere, Finland

Profession: weightlifter

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Jaakko Kailajärvi

  • Jaakko Rafael Kailajärvi (born 1 July 1941) is a retired Finnish weightlifter who set two light-heavyweight world records in the snatch in 1962.
  • He placed second-third in this event at the 1972 and 1974 world championships.
  • Kailajärvi competed in light-heavyweight and middle-heavyweight divisions at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics with the best result of fifth place in 1968.
  • His elder brother Jouni was also an Olympic weightlifter.

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