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, 1892January 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.