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Verner Järvinen

1870 - 1941

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Venne "Verner" Järvinen (3 April 1870 – 31 January 1941) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Verner Järvinen is the 704th most popular athlete (down from 603rd in 2019), the 274th most popular biography from Finland (down from 272nd in 2019) and the 35th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Verner Järvinen ranks 704 out of 6,025. Before him are Géo André, Guy Butler, Frank Havens, Ivan Brown, Franco Faggi, and Henri Hérouin. After him are Bob Kiesel, Benjamin Kogo, Emerson Spencer, George Dole, Audrey Brown, and Gustaf Jansson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1870, Verner Järvinen ranks 125. Before him are Jędrzej Moraczewski, Lars Sonck, Štefan Banič, Jan Šrámek, Grigory Gershuni, and Hisashi Kimura. After him are Lilian Gibbs, Bautista Saavedra, Henri Bouckaert, Teodor Shteingel, Oskar Vogt, and Jüri Jaakson. Among people deceased in 1941, Verner Järvinen ranks 158. Before him are Frederick Moloney, Fritz Noether, Émile Nelligan, Hermann Wilker, Paul von Hintze, and Tom Phillips. After him are Franz Bartl, Yekaterina Zelenko, Źmitrok Biadula, Igor Severyanin, Princess Sophie of Luxembourg, and Ludwig Stubbendorf.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Verner Järvinen ranks 274 out of 751. Before him are Yrjö Saarela (1884), Adolf Ivar Arwidsson (1791), Kaisa Parviainen (1914), Eino Leino (1891), Stina Ekblad (1954), and Ruben Lagus (1896). After him are Katri Helena (1945), Mr Lordi (1974), Edvin Wide (1896), Lasse Mårtenson (1934), Jyrki Katainen (1971), and Johan Ehrnrooth (1833).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Verner Järvinen ranks 35. Before him are Teodor Koskenniemi (1887), Heikki Liimatainen (1894), Veli Lehtelä (1935), Veli Saarinen (1902), Eino Penttilä (1906), and Kaisa Parviainen (1914). After him are Edvin Wide (1896), Julius Saaristo (1891), Väinö Siikaniemi (1887), Martti Marttelin (1897), Pertti Karppinen (1953), and Sulo Bärlund (1910).

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