Matti Sippala

Matti Sippala (born 11 March 1908 in Hollola; † August 22, 1997 in Kotka ) was a Finnish javelin thrower, who was successful in the early 1930s.

He won two silver medals in international competitions.

• At the Olympic Games 1932 in Los Angeles, he came in the very first attempt of the qualifying excellent 68.14 m. In the final he first showed with two throws over 62.98 m and 61.22 m, a descending power curve before him in the last try was his best distance of 69.80 meters. He won behind the towering Matti Järvinen, three times surpassing the 70 m mark, the silver medal before the third Finns Eino Penttilä, with the 68.70 m was "only" at number three, although he and two other litters over 66, 36 m and 65.40 m had a higher output stability as shown Sippala.
• At the 1934 Turin inaugural European Championships he won with 69.97 meters, which he achieved in the last attempt, his second silver medal just ahead of the Estonians Gustav Sule, the ( 69,31 m) also threw about 69 m, but was once again his Landmann Järvinen, who set a new world record with 76.66 meters, the same inferior to several meters.

With his thrown in 1932, 70.02 m, however, Sippala could also classified in the group of 70 - m- thrower. At the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936 he was no longer at the start. Through its rankings on Finnish national championships nothing is handed down.