Martti Puumalainen

Martti Puumalainen
Personal information
Born (1997-04-14) 14 April 1997
OccupationJudoka
Websiteteampuumalainen.fi
Military career
Allegiance Finland
BranchFinnish Defence Forces
Rank Kersantti[1]
Sport
CountryFinland
SportJudo
Weight class+100 kg
Coached byRok Drakšič
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2024)
World Champ.7th (2021)
European Champ.Gold (2023)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Finland
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Montpellier +100 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest +100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2022 Perth +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Zagreb +100 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Izhevsk +100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF13844
JudoInside.com75085
Updated on 3 August 2024

Martti Puumalainen (born 14 April 1997) is a Finnish judoka.[2][3] He won the gold medal at the men's +100 kg event at the 2023 European Judo Championships. Puumalainen works for the Finnish Defence Forces and his military rank is sergeant.[1] He is also the first ever Finnish judoka to win the World Masters event.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Martti Puumalainen". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Martti Puumalainen". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  4. ^ Media, E. J. U. (6 August 2023). "MARTTI SURPRISED EVERYONE!". European Judo Union. Retrieved 23 January 2025.


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