Yrjölä came from an athletic family: both his father (Paavo Yrjölä) and his uncle (Iivari Yrjölä) competed in the decathlon.
Vesa-Matti Loiri | Matti Nykänen | Matti Vanhanen | Mr Puntila and his Man Matti | Matti Hagman | Jari-Matti Latvala | Veli-Matti Lindström | Paavo Yrjölä | Matti Pellonpää | Matti Klinge | Matti Keinonen trophy | Matti Forss |