Multicellular organisms include most animals.
Paavo Ilmari Yrjola -LRB- 18 June 1902 in Hameenkyro -- 11 February 1980 in Vilppula -RRB- , also known as the Bear of Hameenkyro -LRB- Hameenkyron karhu -RRB- , was a Finnish track and field athlete who won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1928 Summer Olympics .. Hameenkyro. Hameenkyro. Vilppula. Vilppula. Finnish. Finland. decathlon. decathlon. 1928 Summer Olympics. 1928 Summer Olympics. He also competed in shot put and high jump at the same Games , and in decathlon in 1924 and 1932 , but less successfully .. decathlon. decathlon. In the 1928 Olympics , he had to rerun the 100 m hurdles as the fourth hurdle was placed incorrectly in the first run .. Finland took the top two spots in the decathlon that year with Yrjola taking the gold -LRB- with a world record -RRB- and Akilles Jarvinen the silver .. decathlon. decathlon. world record. world record. Akilles Jarvinen. Akilles Jarvinen. In his years of competing , Yrjola set three officially ratified world records  : 7820 points in 1926 -LRB- 6460 according to the current scoring tables and with standard manual timing corrections of 0.24 seconds for 100 metres and 110 metre hurdles , 0.14 seconds for 400 metres and nothing for 1500 metres -RRB- , 7995 points in 1927 -LRB- 6586 -RRB- and 8053 in the 1928 Summer Olympics -LRB- 6587 -RRB- .. 1928 Summer Olympics. 1928 Summer Olympics. 100 metres. 100 metres. 110 metre hurdles. 110 metre hurdles. 400 metres. 400 metres. 1500 metres. 1500 metres. Yrjola was the first decathlete to score higher than Jim Thorpe at the 1912 Summer Olympics .. Jim Thorpe. Jim Thorpe. 1912 Summer Olympics. Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon. Thorpe 's performance was n't officially recognized as a record due to his semi-professional status .. semi-professional status. Amateur sports. Yrjola set one more record in 1930 of 8117 points -LRB- 6700 -RRB- , but this was n't officially ratified .. Athletics was a family affair as his brother , Iivari Yrjola , competed in the decathlon at the 1924 Olympics , and his son , Matti Yrjola , was a successful shotputter .. decathlon. decathlon. Iivari Yrjola. Iivari Yrjola. Matti Yrjola. Matti Yrjola. shotputter. shot put