Eino Penttilä (27 August 1906 – 24 November 1982) was a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the wom ...

er who won a bronze medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics, behind teammates

Matti Järvinen Matti Henrikki Järvinen (18 February 1909 – 22 July 1985) was a Finnish javelin thrower. He won the Olympic gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics ahead of two other Finns, Matti Sippala and Eino Penttilä, with a throw of 72.71 metres. F ...

and Matti Sippala.

Career

Penttlä was a

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competitor who changed to javelin throw at the age of 15. He won the national title in 1926–1928, and set a new

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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

, and at the 1932 Games finished third. He retired in 1936 due to the old injury.

References

1906 births 1982 deaths Finnish male javelin throwers People from Lappeenranta People from Viipuri Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Finland Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from South Karelia 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub