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Place of Birth: Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
About Pertti Purhonen
- Pertti Ilmari Purhonen (14 June 1942 – 5 February 2011) was a Finnish boxer who won a bronze medal at the 1964 Olympics.
- Domestically he collected nine consecutive Finnish titles in lightweight (1960–61), light-welterweight (1962) and welterweight divisions (1963–68); he was also a Nordic champion in 1961, 1963 and 1967.
- In 1969 he turned professional, but retired the same year after winning his both bouts, one by knockout.
- He then founded a non-profit organization Kriisipalveluyhdistys (Crisis Service) that trains workers how to behave in crisis situations.
- During his last six years Purhonen suffered from Alzheimer's disease.
- He died in 2011, aged 68, three years after being inducted into the Finnish Boxing Hall of Fame.
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