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Akilles Järvinen

1905 - 1943

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Akilles "Aki" Eero Johannes Järvinen (19 September 1905 – 7 March 1943) was a Finnish decathlete. He competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics and won two silver medals, in 1928 and 1932; he served as the Finnish flag bearer at all three games. He also won a European silver medal in the 400 m hurdles in 1934.Järvinen was one of Finland's most versatile athletes of his era. At the national level, his decathlon records are still competitive, and if the current decathlon points tables had been used, Järvinen would have won the gold medal at the 1928 and 1932 Olympics.Järvinen died in 1943 when his VL Pyry trainer aircraft crashed during a test flight in World War II. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Akilles Järvinen has received more than 15,999 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Akilles Järvinen is the 503rd most popular athlete (down from 476th in 2019), the 254th most popular biography from Finland (down from 244th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Akilles Järvinen ranks 503 out of 3,059Before him are Jacques Sautereau, Étienne Desmarteau, Konrad Stäheli, John Landy, Sverre Stenersen, and Arthur L. Newton. After him are Roelof Klein, Kaisa Parviainen, Teodor Koskenniemi, James Quinn, Bevil Rudd, and Gustavo Marzi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Akilles Järvinen ranks 254Before him are Philip Ahn, La Jana, Erico Verissimo, J. William Fulbright, Óscar Bonfiglio, and Arturo Coddou. After him are Jorge Pardon, László Raffinsky, Roberto Gayón, Arnold Luhaäär, Clarice Benini, and Aurélio de Lira Tavares. Among people deceased in 1943, Akilles Järvinen ranks 160Before him are Ernst Trygger, W. W. Jacobs, Thomas Madsen-Mygdal, Lajos Werkner, Aristarkh Lentulov, and Johan Ludwig Mowinckel. After him are Helene Stöcker, George Underwood, Lucien Démanet, Alice Tegnér, Dudley Pound, and Eva Kotchever.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Akilles Järvinen ranks 254 out of 642Before him are Olavi Virta (1915), Teemu Sippo (1947), Oskari Mantere (1874), Martti Marttelin (1897), Kati Outinen (1961), and Mari Kiviniemi (1968). After him are Tom Krause (1934), Kaisa Parviainen (1914), Teodor Koskenniemi (1887), Emppu Vuorinen (1978), Verner Weckman (1882), and Kaarlo Koskelo (1888).

Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Akilles Järvinen ranks 29Before him are Viljo Heino (1914), Armas Toivonen (1899), Jorma Kinnunen (1941), Heikki Liimatainen (1894), Paavo Johansson (1895), and Martti Marttelin (1897). After him are Kaisa Parviainen (1914), Teodor Koskenniemi (1887), Vilho Tuulos (1895), Eino Penttilä (1906), Toivo Loukola (1902), and Ville Pörhölä (1897).