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 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
1500 m 2.06,3 1 March 1959 United States Squaw Valley

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Juhani Järvinen. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Medal Winners in World Allround Championships Archived 25 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine – International Skating Union (Retrieved on 9 April 2008)
  3. ^ Historical World Records Archived 5 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine – International Skating Union (Retrieved on 9 April 2008)
  4. ^ "Juhani Järvinen". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.



Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juhani_J%C3%A4rvinen
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