Väinö Penttala (16 January 1897 – 28 February 1976) was a Finnish

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and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in

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at the

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. In 1923 the first freestyle wrestling tournaments took place in Finland. Penttala won the title four times (until 1927).,"1920 Summer Olympics – Antwerp, Belgium – Wrestling"
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References

1897 births 1976 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Finland Wrestlers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Finnish male sport wrestlers Olympic silver medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-wrestling-bio-stub