Yrjö Ekqvist
Yrjö Ekqvist ( Yrjö Rafael Ekqvist; born November 10, 1898 in Ekenäs , † November 20, 1973 in Perniö ) was a Finnish javelin thrower .
At the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924 he was fourth with 57.56 m.
In 1923 and 1924 he was Finnish champion. He set his personal best of 65.33 m on September 14, 1924 in Turku .
Web links
- Yrjö Ekqvist in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Yrjö Ekqvist in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Ekqvist, Yrjö |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ekqvist, Yrjö Rafael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish javelin thrower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ekenäs |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th November 1973 |
| Place of death | Pernio |