D.O.B: 06.18.02
N.O.C: Finland
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 82 kg
Final Year of Competition: 1932
Years Top 10: 8
Personal bests
Decathlon: 8.117 (Denmark 1930)
100m: 11.8 (France 1924)
400m: 52.6 (United States 1932)
1,500m: 4:37.4 (United States 1932)
110m Hurdles: 16.6 (Netherlands 1928)
Long Jump: 6.72 (Netherlands 1928)
High Jump: 1.87 (Netherlands 1928)
Pole Vault: 3.30 (Netherlands 1928)
Shot Put: 14.11 (Netherlands 1928)
Discus Throw: 42.09 (Netherlands 1928)
Setting in motion Finnish dominance of the Decathlon for the best part of a decade, Yrjölä was a prolific record-breaker, thriving at the elite level of the event for 8 years, and winning Olympic GOLD in 1928!!!🥇 Emphasising his all-round athletic abilities, Yrjölä also competed individually in both the High Jump and the Shot Put in those same 1928 Games!!!💪
As the son of a farmer, Yrjölä trained for his whole career on the farm with self-made equipment!✊ He returned to farming post-athletics – managing the family farm until his passing in 1980…🕊️
