Pentti Rekola

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Pentti Rekola
Pentti Rekola (left) and Voitto Hellstén running a relay in 1957
Personal information
Born13 March 1934
Nakkila, Finland
Died13 September 2012 (aged 78)
Turku, Finland
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)200 m, 400 m
ClubTuTo, Turku
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)200 m – 21.5 (1959)
400 m – 47.4 (1957)[1]

Pentti Jooseppi "Pena" Rekola (13 March 1934 – 13 September 2012) was a Finnish sprinter. He competed in the 200 m and 4 × 400 m relay events at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the finals.[1]

Between 1956 and 1962, Rekola took part in 29 international competitions. Domestically, he won the 100 m title in 1956–1958 and 1961, the 200 m and 400 m titles in 1959, the 4 × 100 m relay in 1957 and 1959, and 4 × 400 m relay in 1956–1963. Rekola was a firefighter. His son Harri was the national champion in the 4 × 100 m relay in 1989.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Pentti Rekola. sports-reference.com