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1924 Olympics RPPC Jonni Myrrha Javelin GOLD Photo Postcard Paris AN Rare
1924 Olympics RPPC Jonni Myrrha Javelin GOLD Photo Postcard Paris AN Rare
1924 Olympics RPPC Jonni Myrrha Javelin GOLD Photo Postcard Paris AN Rare
1924 Olympics RPPC Jonni Myrrha Javelin GOLD Photo Postcard Paris AN Rare

1924 Olympics RPPC Jonni Myrrha Javelin GOLD Photo Postcard Paris AN Rare

$ 87.11

Availability: 19 in stock
  • Region: France
  • Theme: Events
  • Features: RPPC
  • Era: 1924
  • Type: Photographs Postcard
  • Postage Condition: Unposted
  • Modified Item: No
  • Condition: Used
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Sport: Javelin
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: France
  • Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days

    Description

    Olympic Games 1924
    Original Real Picture Post Card (RPPC)
    Jonni Myrrha
    Javelin GOLD
    Caption: Jeux Olympiques de 1924 Myrrha Champion du Lancement du Javelot
    Joonas "Jonni" Myyrä
    (13 July 1892 – 22 January 1955) was a
    Finnish
    athlete who competed at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Olympics.
    At the 1920 Olympics his left arm was fractured in a warm-up accident – the spear thrown by
    James Lincoln
    struck Myyrä while he was resting on the grass.
    Nevertheless, Myyrä managed to win the javelin event with an Olympic record of 65.78 meters. He also finished 12th in the discus throw, but could not complete his pentathlon events. Myyrä successfully defended his javelin title at the
    1924 Summer Olympics
    , and then fled to the
    United States due to his financial problems in Finland. He never returned to his home country and died in
    San Francisco
    in 1955.
    Please see scans of the Post card, exact item. Normal natural age.