Erkki Järvinen
Erkki Järvinen ( Erkki Viljo Järvinen; born October 15, 1904 in Lahti , † June 9, 1991 in Jyväskylä ) was a Finnish triple jumper .
He finished sixth at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam.
In 1926 he became Finnish champion. He set his personal best of 14.90 m on August 9, 1931 in Lahti .
His brother Esko Järvinen was successful as a skier.
Web links
- Erkki Järvinen in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Erkki Järvinen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Järvinen, Erkki |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Järvinen, Erkki Viljo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish triple jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lahti |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 9, 1991 |
| Place of death | Jyväskylä |