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Matti Järvinen

1909 - 1985

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Matti Henrikki Järvinen (18 February 1909 – 22 July 1985) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matti Järvinen is the 84th most popular athlete (up from 95th in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from Finland (up from 93rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Matti Järvinen ranks 84 out of 6,025. Before him are Godfrey Brown, Charles Moore, Mark Phillips, Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Coroebus of Elis, and Marta. After him are Wilma Rudolph, Zara Tindall, Dora Ratjen, Alberto Juantorena, Jack Shea, and Efren Reyes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Matti Järvinen ranks 90. Before him are Juan Carlos Onetti, Eduard Wirths, Olga Rubtsova, Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Porfirio Rubirosa, and Adolfo López Mateos. After him are Albert R. Broccoli, Isa Miranda, Stavros Niarchos, Harro Schulze-Boysen, Nelson Algren, and Attilio Demaría. Among people deceased in 1985, Matti Järvinen ranks 70. Before him are David Byron, Hermann Priess, Birabongse Bhanudej, Cus D'Amato, Jean-Marie Loret, and Axel Springer. After him are Wellington Koo, Nicolas Frantz, Eugene Ormandy, Vasyl Stus, Philly Joe Jones, and Mary Kenneth Keller.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Matti Järvinen ranks 78 out of 751. Before him are Petteri Orpo (1969), Jaakko Hintikka (1929), Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (1757), Matthias Castrén (1813), Kaija Saariaho (1952), and Ernst Linder (1868). After him are Bernhard Crusell (1775), Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928), Juhani Aho (1861), Fredrika Bremer (1801), Jarno Saarinen (1945), and Juha Kankkunen (1959).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Matti Järvinen ranks 5. Before him are Paavo Nurmi (1897), Hannes Kolehmainen (1889), Lasse Virén (1949), and Ville Ritola (1896). After him are Albin Stenroos (1889), Ilmari Salminen (1902), Volmari Iso-Hollo (1907), Gunnar Höckert (1910), Jonni Myyrä (1892), Lauri Virtanen (1904), and Eero Lehtonen (1898).

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