Urho Peltonen
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men’s Athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 1920 Antwerp | Javelin throw | |
| Bronze | 1912 Stockholm | 2-handed javelin throw | |
Urho Pellervo Peltonen (January 15, 1893 - January 7, 1951) was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the Javelin throw.
He competed for Finland in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the Javelin throw - both hands where he won the Bronze medal behind fellow Finns Juho Saaristo and Väinö Siikaniemi. Eight years later after World War I he again competed for Finland in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium this time in the Javelin throw where he won the Silver medal again with a cleansweep for Finland with Jonni Myyrä winning and Pekka Johansson in third
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