Kalle Anttila
Personal information
Born(1887-08-30)30 August 1887
Muhos, Finland
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Freestyle
ClubSport Tallinn
Coached byAnton Ohaka
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1924 Paris62 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1921 HelsinkiFeatherweight
Gold medal – first place1922 StockholmFeatherweight
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1920 Antwerp67.5 kg

Kaarlo Johan Jalmari "Kalle" Anttila (30 August 1887 – 10 October 1949) was a Finnish wrestler. He won Olympic gold medals in the freestyle lightweight category in 1920 and in the Greco-Roman featherweight division in 1924. He also won world titles in the Greco-Roman featherweight in 1921 and 1922. Anttila was the Finnish champion in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1918–20 and 1929 and in freestyle wrestling in 1924 and 1929. He was born and raised in Finland In 1887, his family immigrated to Canada at the age of 4 where he was raised to work hard on a family farm. He died in 1949 and was buried in Sudbury.[1]

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