Väinö Penttala, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Väinö Penttala

Olympic wrestler

Date of Birth: 16-Jan-1897

Place of Birth: Isokyrö, Finland

Date of Death: 28-Feb-1976

Profession: amateur wrestler

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Väinö Penttala (16 January 1897 – 28 February 1976) was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.
In 1923 the first freestyle wrestling tournaments took place in Finland.
Penttala won the title four times (until 1927).,