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Paavo Yrjölä was born on 18 June, 1902 in Hämeenkyrö, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire, is a Finnish decathlete. Discover Paavo Yrjölä's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 77 years old?

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Age 77 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 18 June, 1902
Birthday 18 June
Birthplace Hämeenkyrö, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Date of death 11 February, 1980
Died Place Hämeenkyrö, Finland
Nationality Finland

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Paavo Yrjölä Height, Weight & Measurements

At 77 years old, Paavo Yrjölä height is 1.83 m and Weight 82 kg.

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Weight 82 kg
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Paavo Yrjölä Net Worth

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Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1902

Paavo Ilmari Yrjölä (18 June 1902 in Hämeenkyrö – 11 February 1980 in Vilppula), also known as the Bear of Hämeenkyrö (Hämeenkyrön karhu), was a Finnish track and field athlete who won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

1912

Yrjölä was the first decathlete to score higher than Jim Thorpe at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Thorpe's performance wasn't officially recognized as a record due to his semi-professional status.

1924

He also competed in shot put and high jump at the same Games, and in decathlon in 1924 and 1932, but less successfully.

Athletics was a family affair as his brother, Iivari Yrjölä, competed in the decathlon at the 1924 Olympics, and his son, Matti Yrjölä, was a successful shotputter.

1928

In the 1928 Olympics, he had to rerun the 100 m hurdles as the fourth hurdle was placed incorrectly in the first run.

Finland took the top two spots in the decathlon that year with Yrjölä taking the gold (with a world record) and Akilles Järvinen the silver.

In his years of competing, Yrjölä set three officially ratified world records: 7820 points in 1926 (6460 according to the current scoring tables and with standard manual timing corrections of 0.24 seconds for 100 metres and 110 metre hurdles, 0.14 seconds for 400 metres and nothing for 1500 metres), 7995 points in 1927 (6586) and 8053 in the 1928 Summer Olympics (6587).

1930

Yrjölä set one more record in 1930 of 8117 points (6700), but this wasn't officially ratified.