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 world record in 1931.
Also inDeutsch
Photos 1
Athletes born in the 1900s 6
About this person
Category
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 1997 · aged 89
Written about in
19 languages
Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.