Jorma Johannes LIMMONEN

Jorma Limmonen is the most successful Finnish boxer at the national level with his 10 Finnish titles from 1953-64, a record that has never been bettered. Limmonen won his titles in three different categories: 1953-55 in flyweight, 1957-58 in bantamweight and 1959-60 and 1962-64 in featherweight. Limmonen competed as a featherweight at two Olympics, winning bronze in 1960, after losing to Italian gold medal winner Francesco Musso in the semi-final and also competed at the 1964 Olympics, where he lost his second round bout to Romanian Constantin Crudu. Limmonen also competed in two European Championships in 1955 and 1957, but not very successfully, losing his first round bouts in both competitions. Limmonen retired from boxing after the 1964 Olympics and later worked as a sports journalist. Limmonen was selected to the Finnish Boxing Hall of Fame in 2006.