Armas Pesonen

Armas Pesonen
Armas Pesonen in 1909
Personal information
Full name Armas Johannes Pesonen
National team Finland
Born (1885-03-25)March 25, 1885
Died May 20, 1947(1947-05-20) (aged 62)
Helsinki, Finland
Occupation Station master
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Javelin throw
Club Viipurin Reipas
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) Javelin throw:
  • better hand: 50.62 (1909)
  • two handed: 89.28 (1909)
Medal record
Finnish Championships in Athletics
1909Combined long jump
Urheilukuninkuuskilpailut
1904Combined sports
1906Combined sports
1909Combined sports

Armas Johannes Pesonen (born 25 March 1885; died 20 May 1947, Helsinki, Finland) was a Finnish javelin thrower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Athletics

Olympics

Representing Finland, he entered three events at the Olympic Games:

Armas Pesonen at the Olympic Games
Games Event Rank Result Notes
1908 Javelin throw 5th 45.18 Source:[1]
Freestyle javelin throw 6th 46.04 Source:[2]
Long jump Did not start Source:[3]

National

He won medals in a combined sports competition Urheilukuninkuuskilpailut, which was held in 1902–1911:

Armas Pesonen at the Urheilukuninkuuskilpailut
Year Rank References
1904 2nd [4]
1905 5th [4]
1906 2nd [5]
1909 2nd [5]

He won one medal at the Finnish Championships in Athletics:

Armas Pesonen at the Finnish Championships in Athletics
Year Event Rank Result References
1909 Standing + running long jump 3rd 12.05 (586 + 619) [6]
Two handed javelin throw 4th 82.65 [7]

He is credited with a Finnish record in long jump, result 636,[8] made on 7 July 1906.[9]

His personal best in javelin was 50.62 metres with his better hand and 89.28 metres as his two handed total.[10] He recorded them in the qualification round of the 1909 Finnish championships.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  2. ↑ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  3. ↑ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 109, endnote 197. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  4. 1 2 Hannus, Matti; Laitinen, Esa; Martiskainen, Seppo (2002). Kalevan kisat, Kalevan malja — vuosisata yleisurheilun Suomen mestaruuksia (in Finnish). Lahti: Suomen urheiluliiton julkaisut. p. 249. ISBN 951-96491-5-8.
  5. 1 2 Hannus, Matti; Laitinen, Esa; Martiskainen, Seppo (2002). Kalevan kisat, Kalevan malja — vuosisata yleisurheilun Suomen mestaruuksia (in Finnish). Lahti: Suomen urheiluliiton julkaisut. p. 250. ISBN 951-96491-5-8.
  6. ↑ Laitinen, Esa (1987). Suomen yleisurheilun tilasto-osa (in Finnish). Helsinki. p. 330.
  7. ↑ Hannus, Matti; Laitinen, Esa; Martiskainen, Seppo (2002). Kalevan kisat, Kalevan malja — vuosisata yleisurheilun Suomen mestaruuksia (in Finnish). Lahti: Suomen urheiluliiton julkaisut. p. 244. ISBN 951-96491-5-8.
  8. ↑ Laitinen, Esa (1987). Suomen yleisurheilun tilasto-osa (in Finnish). Helsinki. p. 582.
  9. ↑ Tjawa, Ila (1 December 1906). "Våra rekord". Finskt idrottsblad — officiellt organ för Helsingfors gymnastikklubb (in Swedish) (12/1906). Helsinki: Uno Westerholm. p. 153 – via Digi — National Library's Digital Collections.
  10. ↑ Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 315. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
  11. ↑ Pihkala, L. (1909). "Urheilukilpailut". Suomen Urheilulehti (in Finnish) (13/1909). Helsinki. p. 447. ISSN 0355-6085. Retrieved 3 August 2017 – via Digi — National Library's Digital Collections.



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