Armas Taipale

Armas Taipale

Armas Taipale at the 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Born	27 July 1890 Helsinki, Finland
Died	8 November 1976 (aged 86) Turku, Finland
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	90–95 kg (198–209 lb; 14 st 2 lb–14 st 13 lb)
Sport
Sport	Discus throw
Club	HKV, Helsinki
Medal record Competitor for  Finland Olympic Games Gold 1912 Stockholm Discus throw Gold 1912 Stockholm Two-handed discus throw Silver 1920 Antwerp Discus throw

Armas Rudolf Taipale (27 July 1890 – 9 November 1976) was a Finnish athlete. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics and won gold medals in two discus throw event, conventional and two-handed, where the total was counted as a sum of best throws with a left hand and with a right hand. After World War I he won a silver medal in the conventional discus throw at the 1920 Olympics and finished tenth in the shot put. At the 1924 Olympics he competed only in the discus throw and finished in 12th place.

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