Väinö Penttala

{{Short description|Finnish wrestler (1897–1976)}}

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|birth_date = {{birth date|1897|1|16|df=yes}}

|birth_place = Isokyrö, Finland

|death_date = {{death date and age|1976|2|28|1897|1|16|df=yes}}

|death_place = Isokyrö, Finland

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{{MedalSport | Men's freestyle wrestling}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

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{{MedalSilver| 1920 Antwerp |Middleweight}}

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Väinö Penttala (16 January 1897 – 28 February 1976) was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/57963 |title=Väinö Penttala |work=Olympedia |access-date=11 September 2021}} He won a silver medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/vaino-penttala-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417180339/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/vaino-penttala-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Väinö Penttala Olympic Results |accessdate=2013-09-07 |work=sports-reference.com}} In 1923 the first freestyle wrestling tournaments took place in Finland. Penttala won the title four times (until 1927).,[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=7&sp=WRE "1920 Summer Olympics – Antwerp, Belgium – Wrestling"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070826170455/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=7&sp=WRE |date=26 August 2007 }} databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 10 April 2008)