Vilho Niittymaa
Vilho Niittymaa ( Vilho Aleksander Niittymaa ; born August 19, 1896 in Yläne , † June 29, 1979 in Helsinki ) was a Finnish athlete .
At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, he won the silver medal in the discus throw behind the American Bud Houser and ahead of his compatriot Thomas Lieb .
Web links
- Vilho Niittymaa in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Niittymaa, Vilho |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Niittymaa, Vilho Aleksander (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ylane |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 29, 1979 |
| Place of death | Helsinki |