Joonas "Jonni" Myyrä (13 July 1892 – 22 January 1955) was a Finnish athlete who competed at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Olympics. In 1912, he finished eighth...
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Danish Nazi politician Jonni Lightfoot, bassist in the Australian band Air Supply Jonni Myyrä (1892-1955), Finnish athlete Jonni Peräaho, Finnish footballer...
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Hungary 1920 Antwerp details Jonni Myyrä Finland Urho Peltonen Finland Pekka Johansson Finland 1924 Paris details Jonni Myyrä Finland Gunnar Lindström...
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Hungary 1920 Antwerp details Jonni Myyrä Finland Urho Peltonen Finland Pekka Johansson Finland 1924 Paris details Jonni Myyrä Finland Gunnar Lindström...
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62.32 Eric Lemming (SWE) 29 September 1912 Stockholm, Sweden 66.10 Jonni Myyrä (FIN) 25 August 1919 Stockholm, Sweden 66.62 Gunnar Lindström (SWE)...
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McGrath United States Malcolm Nokes Great Britain Javelin throw details Jonni Myyrä Finland Gunnar Lindström Sweden Eugene Oberst United States Pentathlon...
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Siikaniemi Urho Peltonen 1920 Antwerp Javelin throw details Finland (FIN) Jonni Myyrä Urho Peltonen Pekka Johansson 400 metres hurdles details United States (USA)...
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Lemming, Sweden Jānis Lūsis, Soviet Union (Latvia) Sergey Makarov, Russia Jonni Myyrä, Finland Miklós Németh, Hungary Pauli Nevala, Finland Yrjö Nikkanen,...
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Men's discus throw: Elmer Konstantin Niklander Men's javelin throw: Jonni Myyrä Men's marathon: Hannes Kolehmainen Men's pentathlon: Eero Reino Lehtonen...
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Robertson, Scottish-American sprinter and high jumper (b. 1883) 1955 – Jonni Myyrä, Finnish-American athlete (b. 1892) 1957 – Ralph Barton Perry, American...
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Ritola took four golds and two silvers. Stenroos won the marathon, while Myyrä took the javelin championship and Lehtonen finished first in the pentathlon...
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Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium, winning the bronze behind Jonni Myyrä and Urho Peltonen and ahead of Julius Saaristo as Finland claimed the...
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Hungary 1920 Antwerp details Jonni Myyrä Finland Urho Peltonen Finland Pekka Johansson Finland 1924 Paris details Jonni Myyrä Finland Gunnar Lindström...
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Sweden 48.43 m Basil Bennett United States 48.25 m Javelin throw details Jonni Myyrä Finland 65.78 m OR Urho Peltonen Finland 63.605 m Pekka Johansson Finland...
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Svensson (SWE) 5.895 14 15 Konstantinos Roubesis (GRE) 5.89 15 16 Jonni Myyrä (FIN) 5.80 16 17 Dimitrios Andromidas (GRE) 5.655 17 18 Robert Dunne (USA)...
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Léo-Pol Morin, Canadian pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1941) 1892 – Jonni Myyrä, Finnish-American discus and javelin thrower (d. 1955) 1894 – Isaac Babel...
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medal in the regular javelin as Finland swept the first four places with Jonni Myyrä winning, Paavo Johansson in third and Saaristo in fourth. His personal...
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new Olympic record in the qualification with 63.605 m. In the final Jonni Myyrä set the new Olympic record with 65.78 m. The best ten javelin throwers...
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record holder Jonni Myyrä was resting on the grass, his left (non-throwing) arm was struck near the elbow by a Lincoln warm-up throw. Myyrä went on to win...
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Mäki – long-distance runner, multiple world record holder (1910–1979) Jonni Myyrä – javelin thrower, two Olympic gold medals (1892–1955) Pauli Nevala –...
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did not finish did not advance Ind. cross country N/A did not finish Jonni Myyrä Javelin throw N/A 51.33 8 did not advance Elmer Niklander Shot put N/A...
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Interior approved the coat of arms for use on March 3 of the same year. Jonni Myyrä (1892–1955) Päivi Tikkanen (born 1960) Taneli Tikka (born 1978) "Savitaipaleen...
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silver medalist) Ville Ritola, Finnish two-time Olympic gold medalist Jonni Myyrä, American two-time Olympic gold medalist Harold Osborne. Notable female...
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Veikko Muronen, Finnish engineer Antti Muurinen, Finnish football coach Jonni Myyrä, Finnish javelin thrower, two time Olympic winner Jani Mäkelä, Finnish...
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World Record 66.10 Jonni Myyrä Stockholm (SWE) August 25, 1919 Olympic Record 65.78 Jonni Myyrä Antwerp (BEL) August 15, 1920...
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World Record 69.88 Eino Penttilä Viipuri (FIN) October 1, 1927 Olympic Record 65.78 Jonni Myyrä Antwerp (BEL) August 15, 1920...
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Johan Lind Sweden Basil Bennett United States Javelin throw details Jonni Myyrä Finland Urho Peltonen Finland Pekka Johansson Finland 56 lb (25 kg)...
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56 48.25 52.20 6th 52.20 7 Arne Halse (NOR) 51.98 — — 7th 51.98 8 Jonni Myyrä (FIN) 48.77 51.33 — 8th 51.33 9 Urho Peltonen (FIN) 49.20 — — 9th 49...
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Records Preceded by Jonni Myyrä Men's Javelin World Record Holder 12 December 1924 – 1 October 1927 Succeeded by Eino Penttilä...
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advance 37.58 11 André Tison France 37.35 Did not advance 37.35 12 Jonni Myyrä Finland 37.00 Did not advance 37.00 13 František Hoplíček Czechoslovakia...
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