Jorma Limmonen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jorma Limmonen

boxer

Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1934

Place of Birth: Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Date of Death: 27-Nov-2012

Profession: boxer

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Jorma Limmonen

  • Jorma Johannes Limmonen (29 September 1934 – 27 November 2012) was a Finnish boxer who competed in the featherweight division in the 1960 and 1964 Olympics.
  • He won a bronze medal in 1960, losing in a semifinal to the eventual champion Francesco Musso, and was eliminated in the second bout in 1964.Limmonen won ten consecutive national titles in 1953–64, which remains a national record.
  • He retired in 1964 and later worked as a boxing coach and a sports journalist.
  • In 2006 he was inducted into the Finnish Boxing Hall of Fame.

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