Jaakko Jouppila
Finnish shot putter
About Jaakko Jouppila
Lived 1923 – 1950 (aged 26). Jaakko Jouppila was a Finnish shot putter.
Pentti Jaakko Jouppila (16 September 1923 – 15 December 1950) was a Finnish shot putter who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He committed suicide by gunshot in 1950 after fatally shooting his wife at Seinäjoki train station.
Biography He was born on 16 September 1923 in the Finnish city of Seinäjoki. He would go on to become a shot putter, competing in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in England following the Second World War. On 15 December 1950, he committed suicide while in his hometown of Seinäjoki.
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Who was Jaakko Jouppila?
Finnish shot putter (1923–1950)
When was Jaakko Jouppila born?
Jaakko Jouppila was born on 16 September 1923 in Seinäjoki.
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Jaakko Jouppila died on 15 September 1950 in Seinäjoki.
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Jaakko Jouppila was a shot putter.
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Jaakko Jouppila was Finnish.
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