Penttlä was a Biathlon competitor who changed to javelin throw at the age of 15. He won the national title in 1926–1928, and set a new world record in October 1927. He was a favorite at the 1928 Olympics, but finished sixth due to an elbow injury. After that he lost domestic competitions to Matti Järvinen, and at the 1932 Games finished third. He retired in 1936 due to the old injury.[1]
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eino, penttilä, august, 1906, november, 1982, finnish, javelin, thrower, bronze, medal, 1932, summer, olympics, behind, teammates, matti, järvinen, matti, sippala, personal, informationborn27, august, 1906joutseno, finlanddied24, november, 1982, aged, pori, fi. Eino Penttila 27 August 1906 24 November 1982 was a Finnish javelin thrower who won a bronze medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics behind teammates Matti Jarvinen and Matti Sippala 1 Eino PenttilaPersonal informationBorn27 August 1906Joutseno FinlandDied24 November 1982 aged 76 Pori FinlandHeight1 79 m 5 ft 10 in Weight81 kg 179 lb SportSportAthleticsEventJavelin throwClubHKV HelsinkiAchievements and titlesPersonal best70 64 m 1932 1 2 Medal record Representing Finland Olympic Games 1932 Los Angeles Javelin throwCareer editPenttla was a Biathlon competitor who changed to javelin throw at the age of 15 He won the national title in 1926 1928 and set a new world record in October 1927 He was a favorite at the 1928 Olympics but finished sixth due to an elbow injury After that he lost domestic competitions to Matti Jarvinen and at the 1932 Games finished third He retired in 1936 due to the old injury 1 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eino Penttila a b c Eino Penttila sports reference com Eino Penttila trackfield brinkster net nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Finnish Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to Finnish athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eino Penttila amp oldid 1173245481, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
