Vilho Aleksander Niittymaa (19 August 1896 – 29 June 1979) was a

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athlete who competed in the

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by th ...

hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consist ...

and shot put. He won a silver medal in the discus at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

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1896 births 1979 deaths People from Pöytyä Finnish male discus throwers Olympic silver medalists for Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Finnish male hammer throwers Finnish male shot putters Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from Southwest Finland 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-Olympic-medalist-stub