Matti Aho

Matti Aho
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
BornMatti Olavi Aho
(1934-05-29)29 May 1934
Kanneljärvi, Finland (now Russia)
Died23 February 1984(1984-02-23) (aged 49)
Helsinki, Finland
Sport
SportBoxing

Matti Olavi Aho (29 May 1934 – 23 February 1984) was a Finnish boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career

At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he defeated Colm McCoy of Ireland in the Round of 32, before losing to Petar Spasov of Bulgaria in the Round of 16.[1][2]

Besides his Olympic appearance, Aho earned a heavyweight bronze medal at the 1961 Nordic Championships and won the Finnish championship five times—light-heavyweight in 1956, 1958, and 1960, and heavyweight in 1957 and 1961. He also took light-heavyweight bronze at the 1955 Finnish Championships.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Matti Aho Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Matti Aho | Boxer Page". Tapology. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Olympedia – Matti Aho". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 14 September 2025.