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Born | Kullaa, Finland | 18 November 1942||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 April 2013 Hämeenlinna, Finland | (aged 70)||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90–110 kg (198–243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kauko Kalevi Kangasniemi (18 November 1942 – 17 April 2013) was a Finnish heavyweight weightlifter.[1] He competed in the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and placed seventh on both occasions.[2] Between 1969 and 1972 he won three medals at the world and European championships and set five world records in the snatch.[3]
Kangasniemi was born to a blacksmith and had seven brothers and three sisters. Four of his brothers were Finnish champions in weightlifting, and one, Kaarlo, was a world and Olympic champion. The Kangasniemi brothers had a rivalry at the national championships with the four Kailajärvi brothers.[4]