Julius Saaristo

Julius Saaristo
Saaristo at the 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Birth nameJuho Julius Saaristo
NationalityFinnish
Born21 July 1891
Tampere, Finland
Died12 October 1969 (aged 78)
Tampere, Finland
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Javelin throw, shot put, pole vault
ClubViipurin Urheilijat, Helsinki
Tampereen Pyrintö, Tampere[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)JT – 62.85 m (1920)
SP – 12.62 m (1911)
PV – 3.35 m (1911)[2]
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1912 Stockholm Two-handed javelin throw
Silver medal – second place 1912 Stockholm Javelin throw

Juho Julius Saaristo (21 July 1891 – 12 October 1969) was a Finnish track and field athlete.[3] He won two medals at the 1912 Olympics: a silver in conventional javelin throw and a gold in the two-handed javelin throw, a one-time Olympic event in which the total was a sum of best throws with the right hand and with the left hand. He finished fourth in the javelin throw at the 1920 Olympics. Saaristo held the Finnish national title in the javelin in 1910, 1911 and 1919.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference sr was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Juho Saaristo. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ^ "Julius Saaristo". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 May 2021.