Julius Saaristo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Julius Saaristo

athletics competitor

Date of Birth: 21-Jul-1891

Place of Birth: Tampere, Finland

Date of Death: 12-Oct-1969

Profession: athletics competitor, javelin thrower

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Juho Julius Saaristo (21 July 1891 – 12 October 1969) was a Finnish track and field athlete.
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.