Matti Henrikki Järvinen was a Finnish javelin thrower. 71 metres. Four of his other five throws would also have been enough to take gold. The three Finns did not take off their tracksuit trousers during the event.
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Akseli Gallen-KallelaAlso won Cross of Liberty, 3rd Class
Tom of FinlandAlso won Cross of Liberty, 4th Class
Artturi Ilmari VirtanenAlso won Commander First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland
Lasse VirénAlso won Cross of Merit, in gold, of the Finnish Sports
Jaakko HintikkaAlso won Commander First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland
Ragnar GranitAlso won Cross of Liberty, 4th ClassAbout this person
Matti Henrikki Järvinen was a Finnish javelin thrower. He won the Olympic gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics ahead of two other Finns, Matti Sippala and Eino Penttilä, with a throw of 72.71 metres. Four of his other five throws would also have been enough to take gold. The three Finns did not take off their tracksuit trousers during the event.
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Athletes
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Athlete
Status
deceased
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Lived 1909 to 1985 · aged 76
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