Väinö Penttala Explained

Väinö Penttala
Birth Date:16 January 1897
Birth Place:Isokyrö, Finland
Death Place:Isokyrö, Finland

Väinö Penttala (16 January 1897  - 28 February 1976) was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist.[1] He won a silver medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.[2] In 1923 the first freestyle wrestling tournaments took place in Finland. Penttala won the title four times (until 1927).,[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Väinö Penttala . Olympedia . 11 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Väinö Penttala Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417180339/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/vaino-penttala-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2013-09-07 . sports-reference.com.
  3. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=7&sp=WRE "1920 Summer Olympics  - Antwerp, Belgium  - Wrestling"

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