Jonni Myyrä
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men’s Athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1920 Antwerp | Javelin throw | |
| Gold | 1924 Paris | Javelin throw | |
Joonas "Jonni" Myyrä (July 13, 1892 – January 22, 1955) was a Finnish javelin thrower. His first Olympics was 1912 Summer Olympics where he was 8th. He won the Olympic gold at the 1920 Summer Olympics ahead of three other Finns, and successfully defended his title at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He didn't participate in 1928, as he had earlier fled to the United States due to his financial problems in Finland. He never returned to his home country and died in San Francisco in 1955.
| Olympic champions in men's javelin throw |
|---|
| 1908: Eric Lemming | 1912: Eric Lemming | 1920: Jonni Myyrä | 1924: Jonni Myyrä | 1928: Erik Lundqvist | 1932: Matti Järvinen | 1936: Gerhard Stöck | 1948: Tapio Rautavaara | 1952: Cyrus Young | 1956: Egil Danielsen | 1960: Viktor Tsybulenko | 1964: Pauli Nevala | 1968: Jānis Lūsis | 1972: Klaus Wolfermann | 1976: Miklós Németh | 1980: Dainis Kūla | 1984: Arto Härkönen | 1988: Tapio Korjus | 1992: Jan Železný | 1996: Jan Železný | 2000: Jan Železný | 2004: Andreas Thorkildsen |
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