Ville Pörhölä
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Olympic medal record | |||
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Gold | 1920 Antwerp | Shot put | |
Silver | 1932 Los Angeles | Hammer throw |
EAA European Championships | ||
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Gold | 1934 Turin | Hammer throw |
Frans Wilhelm "Ville" Pörhölä (originally Horneman, born December 24, 1897 – November 28, 1964) was a Finnish athlete who competed in shot put, discus throw, hammer throw and weight throw.
Pörhölä won the gold medal in shot put at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He also competed in discus throw finishing in eighth place and in weight throw in which he was ninth. He later concentrated on work leaving his sports career behind him. He re-emerged in the sports scene as a hammer thrower in 1929, and later became a European champion and an Olympic silver medalist.
He originated from the island of Röyttä, near Tornio, and was known in Finland as Röyttän karhu ("The Bear from Röyttä").
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