Kaarlo Mäkinen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kaarlo Mäkinen

Olympic wrestler

Date of Birth: 14-May-1892

Place of Birth: Mariehamn, State Department of Åland, Finland

Date of Death: 11-May-1980

Profession: amateur wrestler

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Kaarlo Mäkinen (14 May 1892 – 11 May 1980) was a Finnish wrestler who competed at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Olympics in freestyle wrestling.
In 1920 he was eliminated in the preliminary round in the featherweight event.
After that he moved to the bantamweight category and won a silver and a gold medal in 1924 and 1928, respectively.
He also won two medals in Greco-Roman wrestling at the world championships of 1921 and 1922, as well as four national titles: three in Greco-Roman (1921–1923) and one in freestyle wrestling (1928).