Petra Olli Explained

Petra Olli
Fullname:Petra Maarit Olli
Nationality:Finnish
Birth Date:5 June 1994
Birth Place:Lappajärvi, Finland
Height:1.63 m
Sport:Wrestling
Event:Freestyle
Club:Lappajärven Veikot[1]
Coach:Ahto Raska[2]
Pertti Olli
Maksim Molonov

Petra Maarit Olli (born 5 June 1994)[3] is a retired Finnish freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships in the Women's freestyle 58 kg-event. In March 2016 Olli won her first European Championship gold medal at the Senior-level in Riga, Latvia, defeating Oksana Herhel of Ukraine.

She was the first Finnish woman to win a World gold, defeating Danielle Lappage of Canada in the finals of the 2018 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[4]

Olli missed the 2019 World Wrestling Championships due to health problems.[5] She retired from wrestling in 2020.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Petra Olli voitti painin MM-kultaa dramaattisten vaiheiden jälkeen, vastustaja tuuletteli jo voittoa – "Se oli niin kova ottelu". Heikki Uusitalo. October 24, 2018. Kaleva. Finnish.
  2. Web site: Maailmanmestari Petra Olli: Pohjalaisten kohtalona on olla painija tai pesäpalloilija – "Alkaa p:llä ja loppuu a:han". Tuomas Hämäläinen. December 13, 2018. Finnish. MTV3.
  3. Web site: Olli Petra Maarit. Finnish. painiliitto.fi.
  4. Web site: Petra Olli paini MM-hopealle!. Matti Lehtisaari. Yle Urheilu. September 11, 2015. Finnish.
  5. Web site: Hälsoproblem ställer till det för Petra Olli – kan inte försvara sitt VM-guld. Carl-Magnus Långkvist. Svenska Yle. September 5, 2019. Swedish.
  6. News: Pitkänen . Henri . February 25, 2020 . Painija Petra Olli lopettaa uransa vain 25-vuotiaana: "Tämä on urani vaikein ja raskain päätös" . Finnish . Yle Urheilu .