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Venne "Verner" Järvinen (March 4, 1870, Ruovesi – January 31, 1941) was a Finnish athlete, who competed mostly in the throwing events. A gold medalist in the Greek-style discus from the 1906 Intercalated Games, he went on to win a bronze in the same event at the 1908 Summer Olympics. ==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,〔Incorporated from Finnish Wikipedia: discus, hammer〕 yet the latter would be the one throwing event in which he never competed at an Olympics.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Verner Järvinen Biography and Olympic Results )〕 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 efforts (albeit in the absence of defending champion Ralph Rose), but was disqualified for throwing the shot.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Athletics at the 1906 Athina Summer Games: Men's Shot Put )〕 In the javelin he finished fifth behind four Swedes, less than a meter behind silver medalist Knut Lindberg.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Athletics at the 1906 Athina Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw, Freestyle )〕 In the discus he finished third, with defending champion Martin Sheridan taking the top spot. Finally, on May 1, Järvinen won the gold in a somewhat confusing Greek-style discus competition.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Sports Reference LLC )〕 At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain, Järvinen finished third in the Greek-style discus and fourth in the regular discus.〔〔 Both competitions were won by Sheridan. Järvinen also competed in the shot and the javelin, but without any notable success.〔〔 Järvinen appeared at the Olympics for one more time in 1912, this time competing only in the discus. At age 42, he finished 15th in the regular discus and 12th in the both hands competition.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Verner Järvinen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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