Jouko Juhani Järvinen (9 May 1935 – 31 May 1984) was a Finnish speed skater. He competed in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics with the best result of fourth place over 1500 m in 1956 and fifth in 1960.[1] In 1959 he won a world title,[2] placing second at the European championships. The same year he set a world record over 1500 m (2:06.3) and was elected Finnish Sportspersonality of the year. His world record stood for seven years.[3]
 Järvinen in 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 May 1935 Tuulos, Finland | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 May 1984 (aged 49) Helsinki, Finland | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | HTL, Helsinki | |||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 500 m – 41.2 (1959) 1500 m – 2:06.3 (1959) 5000 m – 8:04.4 (1964) 10000 m – 16:35.4 (1960)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Järvinen stayed on top of the Adelskalender ranking table during two periods in 1959 and 1960. His son Timo also became an Olympic speed skater.[1]
| Discipline | Time | Date | Location |
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| 1500 m | 2.06,3 | 1 March 1959 |  Squaw Valley
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Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c Juhani Järvinen. sports-reference.com
- ^ Medal Winners in World Allround Championships Archived 25 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine – International Skating Union (Retrieved on 9 April 2008)
- ^ Historical World Records Archived 5 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine – International Skating Union (Retrieved on 9 April 2008)
- ^ "Juhani Järvinen". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
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