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Armas Taipale

Armas Taipale, Finnish discus thrower and shot putter (died 1976)

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Born
July 27, 1890
Died
November 8, 1976
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1890

About Armas Taipale

Armas Rudolf Taipale was a Finnish athlete, who competed at three Olympic Games in 1912, 1920 and 1924 and won two gold medals and a silver medal. Armas Rudolf Taipale (27 July 1890 – 9 November 1976) was a Finnish athlete, who competed at three Olympic Games in 1912, 1920 and 1924 and won two gold medals and a silver medal. Taipale started competing in 1908 and won three Finnish titles in the discus throw and two in the shot put. At the 1912 Olympic Games he won gold medals in two discus throw events, conventional and two-handed, where the total was counted as a sum of best throws with a left hand and with a right hand. In 1914, he won the British AAA Championships title in both shot put and discus throw at the 1914 AAA Championships.

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Armas Taipale timeline

  1. Armas Rudolf Taipale (27 July 1890 – 9 November 1976) was a Finnish athlete, who competed at three Olympic Games in 1912, 1920 and 1924 and won two gold medals and a silver medal.
  2. Taipale started competing in 1908 and won three Finnish titles in the discus throw and two in the shot put.
  3. At the 1912 Olympic Games he won gold medals in two discus throw events, conventional and two-handed, where the total was counted as a sum of best throws with a left hand and with a right hand.
  4. In 1914, he won the British AAA Championships title in both shot put and discus throw at the 1914 AAA Championships.

The world when Armas Taipale was born

Armas Taipale was born in 1890. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineWounded Knee Massacre — last major conflict with Native Americans
  • Technology milestoneElectric chair used for first execution
  • Notable inventionElectric chair
  • World population~1.5B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population63.0M

1890 versus 2026

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Measure18902026
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population63.0M341 million

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