Eino Penttilä
Encyclopedia
Eino Penttilä was a Finnish
athlete who mainly competed in the men's javelin throw
during his career.
He competed for Finland at the 1932 Summer Olympics
held in Los Angeles
, United States
where he won the bronze medal in the men's javelin throw competition behind team mates Matti Järvinen
and Matti Sippala
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
athlete who mainly competed in the men's javelin throw
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
during his career.
He competed for Finland at the 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
held in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
where he won the bronze medal in the men's javelin throw competition behind team mates Matti Järvinen
Matti Järvinen
Matti Henrikki Järvinen 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...
and Matti Sippala
Matti Sippala
Matti Kalervo Sippala was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw. He was born in Hollola....
.