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Julius Saaristo

Julius Saaristo, Finnish javelin thrower and soldier (died 1969)

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Born
July 21, 1891
Died
October 12, 1969
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1891

About Julius Saaristo

Juho Julius Saaristo was a Finnish track and field athlete. He won two medals at the 1912 Olympics: a silver in conventional javelin throw and 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. Juho Julius Saaristo (21 July 1891 – 12 October 1969) was a Finnish track and field athlete. Saaristo was born to Kaarlo Saaristo (Lindholm) and Wilhelmina Lindberg.

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Julius Saaristo timeline

  1. Juho Julius Saaristo (21 July 1891 – 12 October 1969) was a Finnish track and field athlete.
  2. Saaristo held the Finnish national title in the javelin in 1910, 1911 and 1919.
  3. He won two medals at the 1912 Olympics: a silver in conventional javelin throw and 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.

The world when Julius Saaristo was born

Julius Saaristo was born in 1891. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBasketball invented in Springfield, Massachusetts
  • Top headlineFirst basketball game played (invented by Naismith)
  • Technology milestoneBasketball invented
  • World population~1.51B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population64.0M

1891 versus 2026

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Measure18912026
Population64.0M341 million

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