Finland · Men's 82.5 kg, September 1947
Juhani Vellamo
Juhani Vellamo (1912 to 2004) was a weightlifter from Finland, with one World Championships bronze medal. On record here: the medal at the 1947 World Championships. Other competitions before 1998 are not listed.
- World medal
- 1
Juhani Vellamo at the World Championships
World Championships: 1 bronze.
Latest medal on record: 1947 World Weightlifting Championships, 26 September 1947, 82.5 kg, place 3.
Juhani Vellamo by the numbers
How tall Juhani Vellamo was.
- Height
- 170 cm
- 5 ft 7 in.
Juhani Vellamo's World Championships medals
Medals at the World Championships, newest first, with the class and the place. Up to and including 1972 a total was made of more lifts than today's two: from 1928 the third was the press, in which the bar is pushed overhead from the shoulders with the arms alone, and the competitions of 1920 to 1924 also counted one-hand lifts. Those totals are not shown.
| Competition | Place | Class |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 World Weightlifting Championships 26 Sep 1947 | 3 | 82.5 kg |
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