sentences:  In 1969 Nevala's career had a major resurgence, as he finally broke his six-year-old personal best multiple times, culminating in a 91.40 m throw in his home town of Teuva.At the 1969 European Championships Nevala took the silver medal behind Jānis Lūsis of the Soviet Union.Nevala has later openly attributed this resurgence to anabolic steroids, which were not yet forbidden at the time.