Väinö Penttala
Olympic wrestler
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| Intro | Olympic wrestler | |
| Places | Finland | |
| was | Wrestler Athlete Amateur wrestler | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 16 January 1897, Isokyrö, Ostrobothnia, Western and Central Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland | |
| Death | 28 February 1976Isokyrö, Ostrobothnia, Western and Central Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland (aged 79 years) |
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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).,