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Pauli Nevala

1940 - 2025

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Pauli Lauri Nevala (30 November 1940 – 20 June 2025) was a Finnish javelin thrower. His first major international meet was the 1962 European Athletics Championships in Belgrade, where he went out in the qualification round. The next year saw him step up to the very upper echelon of javelin throwers with his new personal best (and national record) of 86.33 meters, thrown in Helsinki on 16 July 1963. This was very close to the world record at the time (86.74 m). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pauli Nevala is the 1,074th most popular athlete (down from 719th in 2019), the 330th most popular biography from Finland (down from 288th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Pauli Nevala ranks 1,074 out of 6,025. Before him are Peter Kemp, Willi Eichhorn, Irina Privalova, Marcus Hurley, Erkki Kataja, and Ingrid Lotz. After him are Johannes Thingnes Bø, Paul Anderson, Josef Doležal, Michel Scheuer, Wiesław Maniak, and Bohuslav Karlík.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Pauli Nevala ranks 412. Before him are Henri Dès, Jerry Lucas, Adam Przeworski, Wolfgang Paul, Michael Sarrazin, and Arlette Laguiller. After him are Antonella Ragno-Lonzi, John Iliopoulos, Jean Clair, Annemarie Zimmermann, Jaak Lipso, and Héctor Silva. Among people deceased in 2025, Pauli Nevala ranks 209. Before him are Angie Stone, Joseph Wambaugh, Brian Murphy, Nikola Pokrivač, Juan Aguilera, and David Souter. After him are Robert Jarvik, Wings Hauser, Natalya Shikolenko, Andrija Delibašić, Peter Yarrow, and Dick Barnett.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Pauli Nevala ranks 330 out of 751. Before him are Joonas Kokkonen (1921), Siiri Rantanen (1924), Antti Tuuri (1944), Eero Berg (1898), Eevi Huttunen (1922), and Erkki Kataja (1924). After him are Hermanni Pihlajamäki (1903), Kjell Westö (1961), Jorma Ollila (1950), Oskari Tokoi (1873), Matti Sippala (1908), and Eino Purje (1900).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Pauli Nevala ranks 54. Before him are Thorvald Strömberg (1931), Mirja Hietamies (1931), Akilles Järvinen (1905), Siiri Rantanen (1924), Eero Berg (1898), and Erkki Kataja (1924). After him are Matti Sippala (1908), Eino Purje (1900), Eeles Landström (1932), Yrjö Hietanen (1927), Viljo Heino (1914), and Pentti Linnosvuo (1933).

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