Juha Ahokas
Olympic wrestler
- Born
- 18 September 1969, Kokkola
- Citizenship
- Finland
- Sport
- amateur wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Juha Matti Ahokas (born September 18, 1969, in Kokkola) is a retired amateur Finnish Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category. He has won thirty Finnish championship titles, collected four medals (one gold, two silver, and one bronze) at the European Championships, and also represented his nation Finland in four editions of the Olympic Games (1988, 1992, 1996, and 2004). Throughout his sporting career, Ahokas trained for Nurmon Jymy Wrestling Club in Seinäjoki under his father and personal coach Risto Ahokas.
Ahokas made his official debut, as an 18-year-old teen, at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he lost the second round of the elimination pool to U.S. wrestler Dennis Koslowski in the men's heavyweight division. Four years later, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Ahokas competed in the super heavyweight category (130 kg) and slammed Greece's Panagiotis Poikilidis off the mat with a 1–0 sudden death lead to finish strongly in seventh.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 Summer Olympics | 1988 | |
| 1992 Summer Olympics | 1992 | |
| 1996 Summer Olympics | 1996 | |
| 2004 Summer Olympics | 2004 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q1407737 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.