[1] Pörhölä won the gold medal in shot put at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

He re-emerged in the sports scene as a hammer thrower in 1929, and later became an Olympic silver medalist in 1932 and European champion in 1934.

[2] Nationally, Pörhölä won eight Finnish titles: in standing triple jump in 1922, in shot put in 1929–31 and in hammer throw in 1934–35.

[2] After retiring from competitions, Pörhölä worked for a large Finnish timber company, eventually becoming its managing director.

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