Paavo Johansson

Paavo Johansson
Paavo Johansson (second from left) with Julius Saaristo, Urho Peltonen and Jonni Myyrä
Personal information
NicknamePekka
Born21 October 1895
Helsinki, Finland
Died5 December 1983 (aged 88)
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventjavelin
ClubHKV, Helsinki
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Finland
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp Javelin throw

Paavo Johansson (later Jaale) (21 October 1895, in – 5 December 1983) was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw.[1]

Career

Johansson competed for Finland in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium, winning the bronze behind Jonni Myyrä and Urho Peltonen and ahead of Julius Saaristo as Finland claimed the first four spots. He also took part in the decathlon, but dropped out after the first day.

Johansson won the British AAA Championships title in the javelin event at the 1922 AAA Championships.[2][3][4]

Johansson returned to Olympics two years later at Paris, this time competing only in the javelin, but failed to make the six man final.[5]

He also played football as a forward. He made one appearance for the Finland national team in 1919.[6]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paavo Johansson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ "AAA Championships". Daily Mirror. 1 July 1922. Retrieved 1 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 3 July 1922. Retrieved 1 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Paavo Johansson". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. ^ Paavo Johansson at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata


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