Väinö Penttala

Väinö Penttala
Born (1897-01-16)16 January 1897
Isokyrö, Finland
Died 28 February 1976(1976-02-28) (aged 79)
Isokyrö, Finland
Väinö Penttala
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Men's freestyle wrestling
Olympic Games
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

  1. "Väinö Penttala Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  2. "1920 Summer Olympics Antwerp, Belgium Wrestling" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 10 April 2008)


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