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Verner Järvinen
Venne "Verner" Järvinen (3 April 1870 – 31 January 1941) was a Finnish track and field athlete, who competed mostly in throwing events. He won the gold medal in the Greek-style discus in the 1906 Intercalated Games, and the bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Finnish Olympic medalist in athletics. He won the Finnish championship in Greek style discus three times in 1909–1911 and held the national record in discus and hammer throw. Career Originally one of Finland's leading wrestlers, Järvinen switched to athletics with that sport's rising popularity in early 20th century Finland. Järvinen established national records in both discus throw and hammer throw, yet the latter would be the one throwing event in which he never competed at an Olympics. Intercalated Games At his first Olympics in Athens 1906 (now no longer officially recognized by the IOC), Järvinen was a solid medal candidate in multiple events. In the shot put he reportedly had the longest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruovesi
Ruovesi is a municipality in the Pirkanmaa region of Finland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Juupajoki, Mänttä-Vilppula, Orivesi, Tampere, Virrat and Ylöjärvi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Helvetinjärvi National Park is located in Ruovesi. The biggest lake in the area of the municipality, Lake Ruovesi, is a part of the Kokemäki River basin. The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland. File:Iso Helvetinjarvi.jpg, Helvetinjärvi National Park File:Ruovesi Church 2021.jpg, Ruovesi Church File:Ruovesi Forest.jpg, Birch forest near Ruovesi People born in Ruovesi * Väinö Nyström (1857 – 1918) * Verner Järvinen (1870 – 1941) * Kalle Häkkinen (1878 – 1919) * Akseli Anttila (1897 – 1953) * Jorma Gallen-Kallela (1898 – 1939) * Eila Eskola-Kyröläinen (1931 – 2015) * Kimmo Latvamäki ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |