Juhani Järvinen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Juhani Järvinen

Finnish speed skater

Date of Birth: 09-May-1935

Place of Birth: Tuulos, Tavastia Proper, Finland

Date of Death: 31-May-1984

Profession: speed skater

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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.
In 1959 he won a world title, 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.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. Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com