Paavo Yrjölä

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Paavo Yrjölä 1927

Paavo Ilmari Yrjölä (born June 18, 1902 in Hämeenkyrö ; † February 11, 1980 ibid) was a Finnish athlete. His greatest success was winning the decathlon at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam .

Yrjölä took part in the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris , where he finished ninth in the decathlon. Four years later he won the gold medal with 6587 points. In addition, the Finn, nicknamed hämeenkyrön karhu (The Bear of Hämeenkyrö), came ninth in the shot put. When he last participated in the Olympics in Los Angeles in 1932 , he finished sixth again in the decathlon.

Personal bests and successes

100-meter run : 11.6 s
long jump : 6.76 m
shot put : 14.72 m
high jump : 1.87 m
400-meter run : 51.9 s
110-meter hurdles : 15.5 s
discus throw : 43.26 m
pole vault : 3.30 m
javelin : 62.15 m
1500 meter run : 4: 26.8 min

In Finland he was three times national champion in the decathlon between 1925 and 1927. From August 18, 1926 to August 20, 1930, Yrjölä held the world record in the decathlon. He improved it three times in total.

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personal data
SURNAME Yrjölä, Paavo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Yrjölä, Paavo Ilmari (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish athlete
DATE OF BIRTH June 18, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Hämeenkyrö
DATE OF DEATH February 11, 1980
Place of death Hämeenkyrö