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akilles järvinen at the 1932 olympics 7 march 1943 -lrb- aged 37 -rrb- tampere , finland tampereen pyrintö jyväskylä , finland 86 kg lb on 1.87 m ftin on athletics 19 september 1905 akilles järvinen 1932.jpg akilles järvinen
 akilles järvinen
akilles järvinen

akilles `` aki '' eero johannes järvinen -lrb- 19 september 1905 -- 7 march 1943 -rrb- was a finnish decathlete .
he competed at the 1928 , 1932 and 1936 olympics and won two silver medals , in 1928 and 1932 .
he also won a european silver medal in the 400 m hurdles in 1934 .
järvinen was one of finland 's most versatile athletes of his era .
at the national level , his decathlon records are still competitive , and if the current decathlon points tables had been used , järvinen would have won the gold medal at the 1928 and 1932 olympics .
järvinen died in 1943 when his vl pyry trainer aircraft crashed during a test flight .
his brother matti was an olympic champion and 10-time world-record breaker in javelin throw , whereas their father verner won one gold and two bronze olympic medals in the discus throw .
