Arvi Savolainen

Arvi Martin Savolainen (born 24 October 1998) is a Finnish Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the silver medal in the 97kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. He represented Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Career

Savolainen won a bronze medal at the 2015 Cadet Wrestling World Championships held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 67 kg event at the 2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Istanbul, Turkey. In 2019, Savolainen won the gold medal in the men's 97 kg event at the World U23 Wrestling Championship in Budapest, Hungary. In 2020, he lost his bronze medal match against Jello Krahmer of Germany in the 130kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.

In January 2021, Savolainen won the gold medal in the 97kg event at the Grand Prix Zagreb Open held in Zagreb, Croatia. In March 2021, he qualified at the European Qualification Tournament to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. In April 2021, he competed in the 97kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland. A few months later, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2021 Wladyslaw Pytlasinski Cup held in Warsaw, Poland.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Savolainen lost his bronze medal match against Mohammad Hadi Saravi of Iran in the 97kg event. At the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia, he won one of the bronze medals in the 97kg event.

In 2022, Savolainen won the silver medal in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. He won the silver medal in the 97kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. A few months later, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.

Savolainen competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics. He competed in the 97kg event at the Olympics. He was eliminated in his second match by eventual bronze medalist Gabriel Rosillo of Cuba.

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