Jaakko Jouppila
{{Short description|Finnish shot putter (1923–1950)}}
Pentti Jaakko Jouppila (16 September 1923 – 15 September 1950) was a Finnish shot putter who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/jaakko-jouppila-1.html |accessdate=13 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121218024725/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/jaakko-jouppila-1.html |archivedate=18 December 2012 }} He committed suicide by gunshot in 1950 after fatally shooting his wife at Seinäjoki train station.{{Cite web |title=Jaakko Jouppila |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/67609 |access-date=21 January 2021 |website=Olympedia}}
Biography
He was born on 16 September 1923 in the Finnish city of Seinäjoki. He would go on to become a shot putter, competing in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in England following the Second World War. On 15 September 1950, he committed suicide while in his hometown of Seinäjoki.
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Category:Olympic athletes for Finland
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Category:Sportspeople from Seinäjoki
Category:Athletes from South Ostrobothnia
Category:20th-century Finnish sportsmen
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