Matti Järvinen
Finnish javelin thrower
Matti Henrikki Järvinen 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... Wikipedia
Born: February 18, 1909, Tampere, Finland
Died: July 22, 1985 (age 76 years), Helsinki, Finland
Parents: Verner Järvinen
Siblings: Akilles Järvinen and Kalle Järvinen