Birth Date: | 13 June 1926 |
Birth Place: | Kuru, Finland |
Death Date: | 13 August 2014 (aged 88) |
Death Place: | Tampere, Finland |
Height: | 183 cm |
Weight: | 100–113 kg |
Sport: | Weightlifting |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Eino Matias Mäkinen (13 June 1926 – 13 August 2014) was a Finnish heavyweight weightlifter. He won two bronze medals at the world championships in 1955 and 1961 and five medals at the European championships in 1954–1961, including a gold in 1955. He competed at the 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics with the best result of fifth place in 1956 and 1960.