' ve ▁been ▁elimin ated ▁otherwise . ▁Sa are la ▁with d rew ▁f aking ▁a ▁kne e ▁injury . ▁O lin ▁returned ▁the ▁favour ▁by ▁letting ▁him ▁win ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁match , ▁even ▁though ▁Sa are la ▁was ▁exha usted ▁after ▁a ▁three - hour ▁bout ▁against ▁J ensen . ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁a ▁brief ▁professional ▁career ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁games , ▁wrest ling ▁mostly ▁in ▁international ▁circ uses ▁tour ing ▁in ▁Finland . ▁ ▁His ▁amateur ▁status ▁was ▁re inst ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁form ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 4 , ▁when ▁he ▁won ▁Finn ish ▁national ▁heavy weight ▁championship ▁bronze ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁regional ▁co aching ▁consult ant ▁in ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Wrestling ▁Federation ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁the ▁Cross ▁of ▁Mer it , ▁in ▁gold , ▁of ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Sports ▁from ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁His ▁Olympic ▁med als ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁the ▁Sports ▁Museum ▁of ▁Finland . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁His ▁parents ▁were ▁Ja ak ko ▁S ark k inen ▁and ▁Maria ▁Sun ila , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁Y r jö ▁S ark k inen . ▁They ▁switched ▁the ▁last ▁name ▁after ▁bu ying ▁and ▁moving ▁to ▁a ▁farm ▁named ▁Sa are la . ▁He ▁eventually ▁inherited ▁two ▁third s ▁of ▁the ▁farm . ▁ ▁He ▁married