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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
Silver medal – second place 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. In 1923 the first freestyle wrestling tournaments took place in Finland. Penttala won the title four times (until 1927).,



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