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

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

er who won a bronze medal at the

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, behind teammates Matti Järvinen 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 Matti Järvinen, 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 Sportspeople from Lappeenranta Athletes from South Karelia Sportspeople 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 for Finland Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub