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Akilles Järvinen

1905 - 1943

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Akilles "Aki" Eero Johannes Järvinen (19 September 1905 – 7 March 1943) was a Finnish decathlete. He competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics and won two silver medals, in 1928 and 1932; he served as the Finnish flag bearer at all three games. He also won a European silver medal in the 400 m hurdles in 1934. Järvinen was one of Finland's most versatile athletes of his era. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Akilles Järvinen is the 1,022nd most popular athlete (down from 684th in 2019), the 322nd most popular biography from Finland (down from 281st in 2019) and the 50th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Akilles Järvinen ranks 1,022 out of 6,025. Before him are Helga Seidler, Bohumil Němeček, Yordanka Donkova, Yelena Gorchakova, Lily Carlstedt, and Richard Murphy. After him are Charles Marion, Masaru Furukawa, Yurik Vardanyan, William Varley, Hanns Braun, and Nils Skoglund.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Akilles Järvinen ranks 289. Before him are Franco Albini, Emerich Vogl, Marvin Stalder, Max Bulla, Roberto Gayón, and Aris Velouchiotis. After him are Ibrahim Biçakçiu, Josef Smistik, Jean De Clercq, Raghunath Murmu, Osvald Käpp, and László Sternberg. Among people deceased in 1943, Akilles Järvinen ranks 189. Before him are Otto Modersohn, Willoughby Hamilton, András Székely, Georg Gehring, W. W. Jacobs, and Charles Tate Regan. After him are Gisela Januszewska, Alice Tegnér, Wilhelm Geiger, Oswald Teichmüller, Robert W. Paul, and Edward Bagnall Poulton.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Akilles Järvinen ranks 322 out of 751. Before him are Kaija Mustonen (1941), Thorvald Strömberg (1931), Jukka Nevalainen (1978), Sakari Tuomioja (1911), Mirja Hietamies (1931), and Toini Gustafsson (1938). After him are Laila Kinnunen (1939), Joonas Kokkonen (1921), Siiri Rantanen (1924), Antti Tuuri (1944), Eero Berg (1898), and Eevi Huttunen (1922).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Akilles Järvinen ranks 50. Before him are Pekka Vasala (1948), Urho Peltonen (1893), Kalervo Toivonen (1913), Vilho Niittymaa (1896), Thorvald Strömberg (1931), and Mirja Hietamies (1931). After him are Siiri Rantanen (1924), Eero Berg (1898), Erkki Kataja (1924), Pauli Nevala (1940), Matti Sippala (1908), and Eino Purje (1900).

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