Paavo Yrjölä
(1902-1980)
Finnish decathlete
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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. He also competed in shot put and high jump at the same Games, and in decathlon in 1924 and 1932, but less successfully.
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18 June 1902 Hämeenkyrö, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
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| Died |
11 February 1980 (aged 77) Hämeenkyrö, Finland
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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