Juha Lappalainen had the following finishes at major championships – 1999 World Championship: 69.0 kg. Freestyle (20th); 2001 World Championship: 69.0 kg. Greco-Roman (23rd); 2003 World Championship: 66.0 kg. Greco-Roman (23rd); 2000 European Championship: 69.0 kg. Freestyle (9th); 2001 European Championship: 69.0 kg. Greco-Roman (9th); 2002 European Championship: 66.0 kg. Greco-Roman (9th); 1999 European Championship: 69.0 kg. Freestyle (11th); 2006 European Championship: 74.0 kg. Greco-Roman (11th); 1998 European Championship: 69.0 kg. Freestyle (14th).
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