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Matti Sippala

Matti Sippala

Finnish javelin thrower
Matti Kalervo Sippala was a Finnish athlete. His main event was the javelin throw, in which he won the silver medal at both the 1932 Summer Olympics and the 1934 European Championships, but he was also a good pentathlete, breaking the unofficial... Wikipedia
Born: March 11, 1908, Hollola, Finland
Died: August 22, 1997 (age 89 years), Kotka, Finland
Height: 6′ 0″