In the past, Pyrintö athletes, like Akilles Järvinen, Eero Berg and Hugo Lahtinen, won several Olympic medals.

Some Finnish internationals, for example Antti Nikkilä, former NBA player Eric Washington and World and European champion Heino Enden have all played in Pyrintö.

Club's women's team has won eight Finnish championships and national cup once.

World champions Jarkko Huovila and Outi Borgenström have represented Pyrintö, as well as current women's national team members Anni-Maija Fincke and Venla Niemi.

In the native sport of Finland, pesäpallo, Pyrintö won four times women's Finnish championship (1933, 1935, 1936 and 1937).