Juhani Järvinen

Juhani Järvinen

Järvinen in 1959
Personal information
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 Representing  Finland World Championships 1959 Oslo Allround European Speed Skating Championships 1959 Gothenburg Allround

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	Squaw Valley

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com^[4]

References

1. 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.