Matti Järvinen

Matti Järvinen during the javelin competition at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles

Matti Henrikki Järvinen (born February 18, 1909 in Tampere , † July 22, 1985 in Helsinki ) was a Finnish javelin thrower and from 1930 to 1934 the dominant athlete in this discipline. He won the gold medal at the X Olympic Games in 1932 and set ten recognized world records. His first world record dates from August 8, 1930 with a width of 71.57 m, his last record dates from June 18, 1936 with a width of 77.23 m. Matti Järvinen was European champion in javelin throwing in 1934 and 1938 .

Matti's father Verner Järvinen was a discus thrower and won a gold medal and two bronze medals at the 1906 and 1908 Olympics. Matti's brother Akilles Järvinen was a decathlete and won the Olympic silver medal in 1928 and 1932.

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Matti Järvinen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

personal data
SURNAME	Järvinen, Matti
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Järvinen, Matti Henrikki (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Finnish javelin thrower
DATE OF BIRTH	February 18, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH	Tampere
DATE OF DEATH	July 22, 1985
Place of death	Helsinki