Toivo Pohjala Explained

Toivo Pohjala
Birth Date:1 February 1888
Birth Place:Nakkila, Finland
Death Place:Helsinki, Finland

Toivo Pohjala (1 February 1888  - 23 August 1969) was a Finnish wrestler and harness racing driver.

Wrestling

Pohjala competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics, where he placed 7th in freestyle heavyweight event.[1] He won a bronze medal in the heavyweight class at the 1922 World Wrestling Championships.[2]

Harness racing

As a harness racer Pohjala won two Racing King titles with his Finnhorse stallion "Lohdutus" in 1938 Vyborg and 1939 Turku.[3] He was also the president of Finnish Trotting Association from 1955 to 1962.

Family

His son Toivo T. Pohjala (1931–2018) was a former member of Finnish Parliament who served as the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry in 1987–1991.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Toivo Pohjala Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181648/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/toivo-pohjala-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2013-09-15 . sports-reference.com.
  2. Web site: Toivo Pohjala . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181648/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/toivo-pohjala-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 7 April 2012.
  3. http://www.hippos.fi/raviurheilu/ravitahdet/kuninkuusravit/ravikuninkaat Ravikuninkaat
  4. http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hex5000.sh?hnro=305 Toivo T. Pohjala