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Verner Järvinen

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Finnish athletics competitor (1870-1941)

Lived 1870 to 1941 · aged 70
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Venne "Verner" Järvinen was a Finnish track and field athlete, who competed mostly in throwing events. He won the gold medal in the Greek-style discus in the 1906 Intercalated Games, and the bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Finnish Olympic medalist in athletics.

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Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland

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Venne "Verner" Järvinen was a Finnish track and field athlete, who competed mostly in throwing events. He won the gold medal in the Greek-style discus in the 1906 Intercalated Games, and the bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Finnish Olympic medalist in athletics. He won the Finnish championship in Greek style discus three times in 1909-1911 and held the national record in discus and hammer throw.

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Lived 1870 to 1941 · aged 70
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