Petra Olli

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The press commented on this injury incurred while competing in 2015.[1]

Petra Olli is an athlete from Finland.[2][1] She has competed at a world class level, including at the Olympics.

In 2015 she won silver at the World Championship in Freestyle Wrestling, for the 58kg weight class, being defeated by Kaori Icho, of Japan.[2][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Musta silmä on muisto vain - painija Petra Olli upeana Linnassa [Black eye is just a memory - a wrestler Petra Olli stunning castle]" (in Finnish). Iltalehti. 2015-06-12. http://www.iltalehti.fi/linnanjuhlat2015/2015120620789556_dh.shtml. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Friday's papers: Lauri Love, TV star's secret bedroom filming, and surprise wrestling champion returns home". Uutiset. 2016-03-11. http://yle.fi/uutiset/fridays_papers_lauri_love_tv_stars_secret_bedroom_filming_and_surprise_wrestling_champion_returns_home/8735894. "Finland's hopes of a medal at the Rio Olympics are few and far between, but this week saw one bright spot in the Olympic picture. Petra Olli, a 21-year-old wrestler from southern Ostrobothnia." 
  3. "STAYING GOLD / Icho pursues ‘ideal wrestling’ in bid for 4th Olympic gold". Japan News. 2015-12-23. http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0002639919. "The final against Finland’s Petra Olli lasted 5 minutes 30 seconds — Icho’s longest of the tournament — but the Japanese star consistently piled up points to win convincingly and bring an early end to the six-minute match by building up a 10-point lead. However, she said, “This is not what I wanted to do.”"