Marko Asell

{{short description|Finnish wrestler and politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Marko Asell | fullname = | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1970|5|8|df=y}} | birth_place = Ylöjärvi, Pirkanmaa, Finland | death_date = | death_place = | residence = | nationality = Finnish | spouse = | sport = Wrestling | event = | club = | worlds = | nationals = | headercolor = | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's Greco-Roman wrestling}} {{MedalCountry | {{FIN}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver| 1996 Atlanta |74 kg}} }}

'''Marko Asell''' (born 8 May 1970 in Ylöjärvi) is a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling. He is also a politician, serving as a member of Finnish Parliament first for the 2007–2011 term, and again for the 2019–2023 and 2023–2027 terms.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marko Asell|url=https://www.eduskunta.fi/EN/kansanedustajat/Pages/970.aspx|access-date=29 June 2023|publisher=Parliament of Finland}}</ref>

==Olympics== Asell competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where he won a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the ''welterweight'' class.<ref name=db-ol-WRE1996>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=24&sp=WRE "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Wrestling"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907043140/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=24&sp=WRE |date=2008-09-07 }} ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on August 27, 2008)</ref> He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/as/marko-asell-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417180120/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/as/marko-asell-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Marko Asell Olympic Results |accessdate=6 May 2019}}</ref>

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