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| Birth Date: | 9 May 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Tuulos, Finland |
| Death Date: | 31 May 1984 (aged 49) |
| Death Place: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Height: | 172 cm |
| Weight: | 72 kg |
| Sport: | Speed skating |
| Pb: | 500 m – 41.2 (1959) 1500 m – 2:06.3 (1959) 5000 m – 8:04.4 (1964) 10000 m – 16:35.4 (1960) |
| Club: | HTL, Helsinki |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Jouko Juhani Järvinen (9 May 1935 – 31 May 1984) was a Finnish speed skater. He competed in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics with the best result of fourth place over 1500 m in 1956 and fifth in 1960. In 1959 he won a world title,[1] placing second at the European championships. The same year he set a world record over 1500 m (2:06.3) and was elected Finnish Sportspersonality of the year. His world record stood for seven years.[2]
Järvinen stayed on top of the Adelskalender ranking table during two periods in 1959 and 1960. His son Timo also became an Olympic speed skater.[3]
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[4]