▁M ika el ▁Sa are la ▁( 1 3 ▁July ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁– ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Finn ish ▁wrest ler , ▁who ▁won ▁an ▁Olympic ▁gold ▁and ▁a ▁world ▁championship . ▁ ▁Wrestling ▁ ▁Sa are la ▁began ▁wrest ling ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁co ached ▁by ▁Carl ▁All én . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁well - est ab lished ▁wrest ler ▁and ▁was ▁nominated ▁into ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Olympic ▁team ▁without ▁tri als . ▁ ▁He ▁won ▁silver ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁Olympics , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁single - el im ination ▁tournament : ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁rum ours , ▁We ck man ▁b rib ed ▁Sa are la ▁to ▁throw ▁the ▁final . ▁Modern ▁sport sw rit ers ▁Ar to ▁Ter onen ▁and ▁J ou ko ▁V u ol le ▁consider ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁plenty ▁of ▁circumst ant ial ▁evidence ▁in ▁favour . ▁ ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁national ▁heavy weight ▁championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁over ▁ 8 3   kg ▁class ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁World ▁Wrestling ▁Championships . ▁ ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁Olympic ▁gold ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁Games , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁double - el im ination ▁tournament : ▁ ▁The ▁fifth ▁round ▁loss ▁was ▁a ▁favour ▁to ▁O lin , ▁who ▁would