Vilho Pekkala

Vilho Pekkala (3 April 1898 – 20 October 1974) was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist.

Vilho Pekkala
Born(1898-04-03)3 April 1898
Kotka, Finland
Died20 October 1974(1974-10-20) (aged 76)
Kotka, Finland
Vilho Pekkala
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Men's freestyle wrestling
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris Freestyle Middleweight

He won a bronze medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.[1][2]

References
  1. "1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Wrestling" Archived 20 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 10 April 2008)
  2. "Vilho Pekkala Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2013.


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