Jonni Myyrä
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Death | 69 years ago |
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Date of birth | July 13,1892 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Savitaipale |
Finland | |
Date of died | January 22,1955 |
Died | San Francisco |
California | |
United States | |
Height | 186 (cm) |
Weight | 80 (kg) |
Gold medals | Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw |
Gold medal | Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw |
Olympic medal | Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw |
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ID | 799584 |
Jonni Myyrä Life story
Joonas "Jonni" Myyrä was a Finnish athlete who competed at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Olympics. In 1912, he finished eighth in the javelin throw. At the 1920 Olympics his left arm was fractured in a warm-up accident – the spear thrown by James Lincoln struck Myyrä while he was resting on the grass.