Vilho Niittymaa

Vilho Niittymaa
Vilho Niittymaa in 1922
Personal information
Born19 August 1896
Yläne, Finland
Died29 June 1979 (aged 82)
Helsinki, Finland
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
Discus throw, hammer throw, shot put
ClubRauman Urheilijat
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsDT – 46.95 m (1923)
HT – 37.13 m (1919)
SP – 13.57 m (1922)[1][2]
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1924 ParisDiscus throw

Vilho Aleksander Niittymaa (19 August 1896 – 29 June 1979) was a Finnish athlete who competed in the discus throw, hammer throw and shot put.

Career

Niittymaa won the British AAA Championships title in the discus event and finished third behind fellow Finn Ville Pörhölä in the shot put event at the 1922 AAA Championships.[3][4][5]

Niittymaa won a silver medal in the discus at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Vilho Niittymaa. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ Vilho Niittymaa. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ↑ "AAA Championships". Daily Mirror. 1 July 1922. Retrieved 1 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 3 July 1922. Retrieved 1 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "Vilho Niittymaa". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
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