| Fullname | Petra Maarit Olli |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Birth date | 5 June 1994 (age 32) |
| Birth place | Lappajärvi, Finland |
| Height | 1.63 m |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Event | Freestyle |
| Club | Lappajärven Veikot[1] |
Petra Maarit Olli (born 5 June 1994)[2] 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.[3]
Olli missed the 2019 World Wrestling Championships due to health problems.[4] She retired from wrestling in 2020.[5]
References
- ^ Heikki Uusitalo (October 24, 2018). "Petra Olli voitti painin MM-kultaa dramaattisten vaiheiden jälkeen, vastustaja tuuletteli jo voittoa – "Se oli niin kova ottelu"" (in Finnish). Kaleva
- ^ "Olli Petra Maarit" (in Finnish). painiliitto.fi
- ^ Matti Lehtisaari (September 11, 2015). "Petra Olli paini MM-hopealle!" (in Finnish). Yle Urheilu
- ^ Carl-Magnus Långkvist (September 5, 2019). "Hälsoproblem ställer till det för Petra Olli – kan inte försvara sitt VM-guld" (in Swedish). Svenska Yle
- ^ Pitkänen, Henri (February 25, 2020). "Painija Petra Olli lopettaa uransa vain 25-vuotiaana: "Tämä on urani vaikein ja raskain päätös"" (in Finnish). Yle Urheilu