Ilkka Koski (10 June 1928 – 28 February 1993) was a Finnish heavyweight boxer who competed in the 1952 and 1956 Olympics. He won a bronze medal in 1952 and lost his first bout in 1956. Domestically he held the Finnish amateur heavyweight title in 1951–1956 and 1958. In 1958 he turned professional and had a record of seven victories (three by knockout), one loss and one draw, before retiring in 1962 due to an injury. In 2008 he was inducted into the Finnish Boxing Hall of Fame.

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1928 births

1993 deaths

Sportspeople from Jyväskylä

Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Heavyweight boxers

Olympic boxers for Finland

Olympic bronze medalists for Finland

Olympic medalists in boxing

Finnish male boxers

Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics

20th-century Finnish people

Ilkka Koski