Paavo Johansson (later Jaale) (October 21, 1895, Helsinki

Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

 – December 5, 1983) was a Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw

Javelin throw

The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...

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Johansson competed for Finland in the 1920 Summer Olympics

1920 Summer Olympics

The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....

 held in Antwerp, Belgium

Belgium

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, winning the bronze behind Jonni Myyrä

Jonni Myyrä

Joonas "Jonni" Myyrä was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw. At his first Olympics, the 1912 Summer Olympics, he took 8th place in the javelin....

 and Urho Peltonen

Urho Peltonen

Urho Pellervo Peltonen was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw....

 and ahead of Julius Saaristo

Juho Saaristo

Julius Juho Saaristo was a Finnish track and field athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw....

 as Finland claimed the first four spots. He also took part in the decathlon

Decathlon

The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...

, but dropped out after the first day. He returned to Olympics four years later at Paris

1924 Summer Olympics

The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...

, this time competing only in the javelin, but failed to make the six man final.