Profile details
- Born
- 25 Nov 1911
- Birthplace
- Lipovka
- Country
- Finland
- Sport
- Boxing
- Discipline
- Combat
- Category
- Men
- Status
- Active
District, height, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.
Honours & Awards
- No recorded honours or awards.
Competition Appearances
1 recorded appearance, most significant first.
- ·1936 Summer Olympics – welterweight
Career Timeline
- 1936Competed at boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – welterweight
Statistics
About
Sten "Stepa" Suvio (born Schuschin, 25 November 1911 – 19 October 1988) was a Finnish boxer who won the welterweight contest at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He then turned professional and by 1949 accumulated a record of 34 wins (15 knockouts), 9 losses and 3 draws. Suvio started as a football player, wrestler and speed skater before changing to boxing in 1927.
Biography adapted from Sten Suvio on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.