Jonni Myyrä, Finnish-American discus and javelin thrower (died 1955)

Jonni Myyrä

Finnish athletics competitor (1892–1955)

Joonas "Jonni" Myyrä was a Finnish athlete who competed at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Olympics. In 1912, he finished eighth in the javelin throw. 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…