Kyösti Lehtonen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kyösti Lehtonen

Olympic wrestler

Date of Birth: 13-Mar-1931

Place of Birth: Jämsä, Finland

Date of Death: 15-Nov-1987

Profession: amateur wrestler

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Kyösti Eemil "Köpi" Lehtonen (13 March 1931 – 15 November 1987) was a lightweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland.
He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1956, placing fifth in 1960.
Previously he won two silver medals at the world championships in 1953 and 1955.
Domestically he won nine Finnish titles in 1952–57 and 1960–62.
Lehtonen retired after the 1964 Olympics and coached the Norwegian (1964), Danish (1964) and Finnish national teams (1971–74).
Later he was elected as a board member of the Finnish Wrestling Federation.