About Ville Pörhölä
Frans Wilhelm "Ville" Pörhölä (originally Horneman, 24 December 1897 – 28 November 1964) was a Finnish athlete who competed in shot put, discus throw, hammer throw and weight throw. Pörhölä won the gold medal in shot put at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Nationally, Pörhölä won eight Finnish titles: in standing triple jump in 1922, in shot put in 1929–31, and in hammer throw in 1934–35. He re-emerged on the sports scene as a hammer thrower in 1929, and later won Olympic silver in 1932 and European champion in 1934.
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