Toivo Hyytiäinen

Toivo Hyytiainen
Toivo Hyytiäinen (right), 1951
Born	12 November 1925
Died	21 October 1978
Occupation	Athlete, mainly javelin

Toivo Hyytiäinen
Medal record

Men's athletics
Representing Finland
Olympic Games
	1952 Helsinki	Javelin throw
European Championships
	1950 Brussels	Javelin throw

Toivo Armas Hyytiäinen (12 November 1925 in Saarijärvi – 21 October 1978) was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the men's javelin throw during his career.

He competed for Finland at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland where he won the bronze medal in the men's javelin throw competition.

European Athletics Championships champions in men's javelin throw

1934–38: Matti Järvinen (FIN)
1946: Lennart Atterwall (SWE)
1950: Toivo Hyytiäinen (FIN)
1954–58: Janusz Sidło (POL)
1962–71: Jānis Lūsis (URS)
1974: Hannu Siitonen (FIN)
1978: Michael Wessing (FRG)
1982: Uwe Hohn (GDR)
1986: Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG)
1990–02: Steve Backley (GBR)
2006–10: Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)
2012: Vítězslav Veselý (CZE)
2014: Antti Ruuskanen (FIN)
2016: Zigismunds Sirmais (LAT)

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