Verner Järvinen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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athletics competitor
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Place of Birth: Juupajoki, Finland
About Verner Järvinen
- Venne "Verner" Järvinen (born 3 April 1870, Ruovesi, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire; died 31 January 1941, Tampere, Finland) 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.
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