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Erkki Penttilä

Full name: Erkki Eino Antero Penttilä
Gender: Male
Height: 5'6" (167 cm)
Weight: 62-70 kg
Born: June 14, 1932 in Nurmo, Seinäjoki, Etelä-Pohjanmaa, Finland
Died: April 19, 2005 in Nurmo, Seinäjoki, Etelä-Pohjanmaa, Finland
Affiliations: Nurmon Jymy, Nurmo, Seinäjoki (FIN)
Country: FIN Finland
Sport: Wrestling

Medals: 1 Bronze (1 Total)

Biography

Erkki Penttilä had the following finishes at major championships – 1957 World Championship: 62.0 kg. Freestyle (4th).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1956 Summer 24 Melbourne Wrestling Men's Featherweight, Freestyle Finland FIN 3 Bronze
1960 Summer 28 Roma Wrestling Men's Featherweight, Freestyle Finland FIN 15

Men's Featherweight, Freestyle

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result BP MR
1956 Summer 24 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Final Standings 3 1956-11-28
1956 Summer 24 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Round Four 2T 1956-12-01 4
1956 Summer 24 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Round Four Match #4 AC 1956-12-01 Penttilä (FIN) 0
1956 Summer 24 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Round Three 6T 1956-11-30 4
1956 Summer 24 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Round Three Match #4 1 1956-11-30 Penttilä (FIN) decision (2-1), Givehchi (IRI) 1
1956 Summer 24 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Round Two 7T 1956-11-29 3
1956 Summer 24 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Round Two Match #6 2 1956-11-29 Mewis (BEL) decision (3-0), Penttilä (FIN) 3
1956 Summer 24 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Round One 1T 1956-11-28 0
1956 Summer 24 Melbourne Wrestling Finland FIN Round One Match #5 1 1956-11-28 Penttilä (FIN) fall (11:00), Hall (GBR) 0
1960 Summer 28 Roma Wrestling Finland FIN Round Three 15 1960-09-03 8
1960 Summer 28 Roma Wrestling Finland FIN Round Three Match #4 2 1960-09-03 Rubashvili (URS) fall (3:12), Penttilä (FIN) 4
1960 Summer 28 Roma Wrestling Finland FIN Round Two 14T 1960-09-02 4
1960 Summer 28 Roma Wrestling Finland FIN Round Two Match #3 1 1960-09-02 Penttilä (FIN) decision, Kellermann (HUN) 1
1960 Summer 28 Roma Wrestling Finland FIN Round One 15T 1960-09-01 3
1960 Summer 28 Roma Wrestling Finland FIN Round One Match #3 2 1960-09-01 Dağıstanlı (TUR) decision, Penttilä (FIN) 3