Kyösti Lehtonen


Kyösti Eemil "Köpi" Lehtonen was a lightweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland. He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1956, placing fifth in 1960. Previously he won two silver medals at the world championships in 1953 and 1955. Domestically he won nine Finnish titles in 1952–57 and 1960–62. Lehtonen retired after the 1964 Olympics and coached the Norwegian, Danish and Finnish national teams. Later he was elected as a board member of the Finnish Wrestling Federation.