Väinö Penttala
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| Väinö Penttala | |
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| Born | 16 January 1897 Isokyrö, Finland |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Isokyrö, Finland |
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Representing  Finland |
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1920 Antwerp | Freestyle Middleweight |
Väinö Penttala (16 January 1897 – 28 February 1976) was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist.
He won a silver medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.[1] In 1923 the first freestyle wrestling tournaments took place in Finland. Penttala won the title four times (until 1927).,[2]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "1920 Summer Olympics – Antwerp, Belgium – Wrestling" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 10 April 2008)
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