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Julius Saaristo

1891 - 1969

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Juho Julius Saaristo (21 July 1891 – 12 October 1969) was a Finnish track and field athlete. He won two medals at the 1912 Olympics: a silver in conventional javelin throw and gold in the two-handed javelin throw, a one-time Olympic event in which the total was a sum of best throws with the right hand and with the left hand. He finished fourth in the javelin throw at the 1920 Olympics. Saaristo held the Finnish national title in the javelin in 1910, 1911 and 1919. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Julius Saaristo is the 754th most popular athlete (up from 804th in 2019), the 281st most popular biography from Finland (up from 299th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Julius Saaristo ranks 754 out of 6,025. Before him are Joseph Stadler, Afanasijs Kuzmins, Klaus Dibiasi, Michele Brown, Carlo Monti, and Warren Cole. After him are Giancarlo Brusati, Alexander Tikhonov, Edith McGuire, Tim Ahearne, Clarence Pinkston, and Gioacchino Guaragna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Julius Saaristo ranks 215. Before him are Gustaf Dyrssen, Issay Dobrowen, Françoise Rosay, Leopold Vietoris, Raymond Bernard, and Alexander Volkov. After him are Yvette Andréyor, Isak Abrahamsen, René Barbier, Audrey Munson, Arthur Bliss, and Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska. Among people deceased in 1969, Julius Saaristo ranks 172. Before him are Ludwig Berger, Stijn Streuvels, Manuel Plaza, Ture Nerman, José Piendibene, and Gisela Arendt. After him are Ben Shahn, Marek Hłasko, Ichikawa Raizō VIII, André Gaboriaud, Jim Bellamy, and Paul Scherrer.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Julius Saaristo ranks 281 out of 751. Before him are Katri Helena (1945), Mr Lordi (1974), Edvin Wide (1896), Lasse Mårtenson (1934), Jyrki Katainen (1971), and Johan Ehrnrooth (1833). After him are Väinö Siikaniemi (1887), Martti Marttelin (1897), Pertti Karppinen (1953), Christina Abrahamsdotter (1432), Keijo Liinamaa (1929), and Hugo Gyldén (1841).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Julius Saaristo ranks 37. Before him are Veli Lehtelä (1935), Veli Saarinen (1902), Eino Penttilä (1906), Kaisa Parviainen (1914), Verner Järvinen (1870), and Edvin Wide (1896). After him are Väinö Siikaniemi (1887), Martti Marttelin (1897), Pertti Karppinen (1953), Sulo Bärlund (1910), Ville Pörhölä (1897), and Antero Kivi (1904).

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