Toivo Hyytiäinen
Toivo Hyytiäinen ( Toivo Armas Hyytiäinen ; born November 12, 1925 in Saarijärvi , † October 21, 1978 ) was a Finnish javelin thrower .
At the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 , he won the bronze medal behind the Americans Cy Young and Bill Miller . Two years earlier he won gold at the European Athletics Championships in Brussels , ahead of Swedes Per-Arne Berglund and Ragnar Ericson .
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| SURNAME | Hyytiäinen, Toivo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hyytiäinen, Toivo Armas (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish javelin thrower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 12, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saarijärvi |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 21, 1978 |