Armas Rudolf Taipale (27 July 1890 – 9 November 1976) was a Finnish athlete. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics and won gold medals in two discus...

medallists took part in the main Olympic men's discus event and Finland's Armas Taipale emerged as a double gold medallist. Silver medallist Elmer Niklander...

include: Armas Taipale, Finnish athlete Hannu Taipale, Finnish cross country skier Ilkka Taipale, Finnish politician and psychiatrist Ilmari Taipale, Finnish...

details Armas Taipale  Finland Richard Byrd  United States James Duncan  United States 1920 Antwerp details Elmer Niklander  Finland Armas Taipale  Finland...

(1889–1971) Olavi Suomalainen – marathon runner (Boston Marathon winner 1972) Armas Taipale – discus thrower, Olympic champion (1890–1976) Juha Tiainen – hammer...

details Armas Taipale  Finland Richard Byrd  United States James Duncan  United States 1920 Antwerp details Elmer Niklander  Finland Armas Taipale  Finland...

American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (b. 1890) 1976 – Armas Taipale, Finnish discus thrower and shot putter (b. 1890) 1977 – Fred Haney...

States 14.15 m Discus throw details Elmer Niklander  Finland 44.685 m Armas Taipale  Finland 44.19 m Gus Pope  United States 42.13 m Hammer throw details...

Benjamin Miessner, American radio engineer and inventor (d. 1976) 1890 – Armas Taipale, Finnish discus thrower and shot putter (d. 1976) 1891 – Jacob van der...

1912 included defending champion Armas Taipale and fourth-place finisher Elmer Niklander, both of Finland. Taipale had twice beaten the world record...

Helsinki – 1974, Turku) Hugo Österman (1892, Helsinki – 1975, Helsinki) Armas Taipale (1890, Helsinki – 1976, Turku) Kaarlo Mäkinen (1892, Mariehamn – 1980...

– Gottfried von Cramm, German tennis player (b. 1909) November 9 – Armas Taipale, Finnish Olympic athlete (b. 1890) November 11 – Alexander Calder, American...

competed. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes. The event was won by Armas Taipale of Finland, the nation's first medal in the men's discus throw. Richard...

(long-distance running) 1974 Sylvi Kekkonen, First Lady of Finland 1976 Armas Taipale, Olympic medalist (discus) 1980 Rafael Paasio, former Prime Minister...

Summer M 2 0 0 2 Alfred Swahn  Sweden Shooting 1912 Summer M 2 0 0 2 Armas Taipale  Finland Athletics 1912 Summer M 2 0 0 2 Jim Thorpe  United States Athletics...

Almlöf SWE 13.80 shot put Armas Taipale FIN 13.60 Hugh Harbison USA 13.27 Imre Mudin HUN 13.26 discus throw Armas Taipale FIN 44.04 Patrick Quinn IRE...

15.25 m Lawrence Whitney  United States 13.93 m Discus throw details Armas Taipale  Finland 45.21 m OR Richard Byrd  United States 42.32 m James Duncan...

72, Italian-born American boxing promoter and former Mafia hitman Armas Taipale, 86, Finnish track athlete and discus thrower, 1912 Olympic gold medalist...

Barrett (IRL) 1912: Denis Horgan (IRL) 1913: Einar Nilsson SWE 1914: Armas Taipale FIN 1919–39 1919: Bertil Jansson SWE 1920: Raoul Paoli FRA 1921: Bertil...

discus throw event had been held 2 days prior to the decathlon and Armas Taipale had far exceeded the old record, Philbrook's mark was not a new record...

1920 all returned: gold medalist Elmer Niklander and silver medalist Armas Taipale of Finland, and bronze medalist Gus Pope of the United States. Brazil...

well as gold medals in both events and the individual cross country. Armas Taipale added another gold medal and Olympic record in the discus throw, bettering...

Championships winners in men's discus throw 1876–1939 1876–1913: Not held 1914: Armas Taipale (FIN) 1915–19: Not held 1920: Patrick Quinn (IRE) 1921: Oscar Zallhagen...

throwers from six nations competed. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes. Taipale, who had won the standard discus throw, also won the two-handed event....

 United States Lawrence Whitney  United States Discus throw details Armas Taipale  Finland Richard Byrd  United States James Duncan  United States Hammer...

Ernesti Väre Athletics Men's 5000 m: Paavo Nurmi Men's discus throw: Armas Rudolf Taipale Men's javelin throw: Urho Pellervo Peltonen Men's shot put: Elmer...

Barrett (IRL) 1912: Denis Horgan (IRL) 1913: Einar Nilsson SWE 1914: Armas Taipale FIN 1919–39 1919: Bertil Jansson SWE 1920: Raoul Paoli FRA 1921: Bertil...

Championships winners in men's discus throw 1876–1939 1876–1913: Not held 1914: Armas Taipale (FIN) 1915–19: Not held 1920: Patrick Quinn (IRE) 1921: Oscar Zallhagen...

advance 13.520 9 Bertil Jansson  Sweden 13.270 Did not advance 13.270 10 Armas Taipale  Finland 12.945 Did not advance 12.945 11 Oluf Petersen  Denmark 12...

Cross country N/A did not finish Albin Stenroos Marathon N/A 2:41:22.6 Armas Taipale Discus throw N/A 40.215 4 did not advance Akseli Takala Shot put N/A...