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Jonni Myyra
The Olympic Games, or Olympics, are an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprise of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896. The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent at least one color of the participating country’s national flag.
Joonas Myyra was born on July 13, 1892 and was a Finnish javelin thrower. He won the Olympic gold at the 1920 Summer Olympics ahead of three other Finns, and successfully defended his title at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He didn't participate in 1928, as he had earlier fled to the United States due to his financial problems in Finland. He never returned to his home country.
Joonas Myyra, with all his dedication and devotion in his play achieved many goals in his overall athletic career. He had the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra hard work and efforts. He never lost hope in himself and always fought hard to achieve his goal. He is still remembered as one of the best athletes in the history of Olympics.
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