Pentti Rekola, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pentti Rekola

Finnish sprinter

Date of Birth: 13-Mar-1934

Place of Birth: Nakkila, South-Western Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland

Date of Death: 13-Sep-2012

Profession: sprinter

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

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.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.