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Armas Pesonen ( Armas Johannes Pesonen ; born March 25, 1885 , † May 20, 1947 in Helsinki ) was a Finnish javelin thrower .
In the javelin throw of the Olympic Games in London in 1908 he was fifth. In the free style, he took sixth place.
He set his personal best of 50.62 m on July 4, 1909 in Helsinki .
Web links
- Armas Pesonen in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Pesonen, Armas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pesonen, Armas Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish javelin thrower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1885 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 20, 1947 |
| Place of death | Helsinki |