Ulmer Park, Brooklyn, NY, August 8, 1926
Jonni Myyrä tossed the Greek loaf to a mark of 46.77 (153-5) in Brooklyn, New York. The competition was organized by the Swedish-American club Viking AC. In statistics books, the competition is classified as an exhibition meet, so the discus result of the two-time Olympic javelin champion was not entered into the official record books.
In an interview given to the Finnish-language newspaper 'New Yorkin Uutiset', Myyrä stated he had taken a gap year and focused more on the discus throw.
Myyrä had engaged in several business ventures in his home region of Savitaipale, Finland. They were not successful, leading him to flee creditors to America, where he founded a javelin manufacturing factory with his brother in San Francisco.
Uusi Suomi August 27, 1926 (in Finnish)