Urho Peltonen
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Urho Pellervo Peltonen (January 15, 1893 in Nurmes
– January 7, 1951 in Helsinki
) was a Finnish
athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw
.
He competed for Finland in the 1912 Summer Olympics
held in Stockholm
, Sweden
in both the regular better hand javelin throw and javelin throw - both hands
, winning a bronze medal in the latter event's only Olympic appearance behind fellow Finns Julius Saaristo and Väinö Siikaniemi
and one place ahead of Swede Eric Lemming
, who had won the one hand competition. Eight years later after World War I he again competed for Finland in the 1920 Summer Olympics
held in Antwerp, Belgium
, where he won the silver medal in the regular javelin as Finland swept the first four places with Jonni Myyrä
winning, Paavo Johansson
in third and Saaristo in fourth.
His personal best, set in Helsinki in 1916, was 64.35 meters. This was superior to Lemming's official world record at the time of 62.32, but was never ratified by IAAF
as a new world record. However, it was ratified as a Finnish record.
Nurmes
Nurmes is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
– January 7, 1951 in 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...
) 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...
.
He competed for Finland in the 1912 Summer Olympics
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...
held in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
in both the regular better hand javelin throw and javelin throw - both hands
Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's two handed javelin throw
The men's two handed javelin throw was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only appearance of the event at the Olympics, along with the other two handed throws. The format of the event was such that each thrower threw...
, winning a bronze medal in the latter event's only Olympic appearance behind fellow Finns Julius Saaristo and Väinö Siikaniemi
Väinö Siikaniemi
Väinö Villiam Siikaniemi was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the Javelin throw - both hands....
and one place ahead of Swede Eric Lemming
Eric Lemming
Eric Valdemar Lemming was a Swedish athlete who competed in a wide variety of events.Lemming won a total of 7 Olympic medals over three Olympics including 4 golds....
, who had won the one hand competition. Eight years later after World War I he again 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
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, where he won the silver medal in the regular javelin as Finland swept the first four places with 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....
winning, Paavo Johansson
Pekka Johansson
Paavo Johansson was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw....
in third and Saaristo in fourth.
His personal best, set in Helsinki in 1916, was 64.35 meters. This was superior to Lemming's official world record at the time of 62.32, but was never ratified by IAAF
International Association of Athletics Federations
The International Association of Athletics Federations is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. It was founded in 1912 at its first congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation...
as a new world record. However, it was ratified as a Finnish record.