Julius Saaristo

Julius Saaristo in 1921

Personal information

Birth name

Juho Julius Saaristo

Born

21 July 1891
Tampere, Finland

Died

12 October 1969 (aged 78)
Tampere, Finland

Height

1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)

Weight

81 kg (179 lb)

Sport

Javelin throw

Club

Viipurin Urheilijat, Helsinki
Tampereen Pyrintö, Tampere

Medal record

Representing Finland
Olympic Games
	1912 Stockholm	Two-handed javelin throw
	1912 Stockholm	Javelin throw

Juho Julius Saaristo (21 July 1891 – 12 October 1969) was a Finnish track and field athlete. He won two medals at the 1912 Olympics: a silver in conventional javelin throw and a gold in the two-handed javelin throw, a one-time Olympic event in which the total was a sum of best throws with the right hand and with the left hand. He finished fourth in the javelin throw at the 1920 Olympics.

Biography

Saaristo was born to Kaarlo Saaristo (Lindholm) and Wilhelmina Lindberg. After graduating in mechanical and electrical engineering, in 1915 he enlisted to the German Army and was assigned to the 27th Jäger Battalion. He fought in World War I on the Eastern Front at the Misa River and the Gulf of Riga. On 25 February 1918 he returned to Finland and took part in the ongoing Finnish Civil War as a commanding officer. He then continued serving with the Finnish Army, fought in World War II, and was retired after it ended. He died of a throat cancer, though he was not a smoker himself.

In 1928 Saaristo married Olga Lydia Honkanen, they had two sons and an adopted daughter.

References

Julius Saaristo at Sports-Reference
Sotatieteen Laitoksen Julkaisuja XIV, Suomen jääkärien elämäkerrasto 1975, ISBN 951-99046-8-9

Julius Saaristo at the 1912 Olympics

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Olympic champions in men's throws (defunct events)

Two handed shot put	1912: Ralph Rose

Greek style discus throw	1906: Verner Järvinen 1908: Martin Sheridan

Two handed discus throw	1912: Armas Taipale

Stone throw	1906: Nikolaos Georgantas

56 pounds weight throw	1904: Étienne Desmarteau 1920: Pat McDonald

Freestyle javelin throw	1908: Eric Lemming

Two handed javelin throw	1912: Julius Saaristo

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