Arto Härkönen
Appearance
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Arto Kalevi Härkönen | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Finnish | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 31 January 1959 Helsinki, Finland | (age 65)||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | 92.40 m (1984) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Arto Kalevi Härkönen (born 31 January 1959, in Helsinki) is a retired Finnish javelin thrower who won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, with a throw of 86.76 metres.[1]
International competitions
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Finland | ||||
1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 1st | 86.76 m |
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arto Härkönen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
External links
[edit]- Arto Härkönen at Olympedia (archive)
- Arto Härkönen at Olympics.com
- Arto Härkönen at Olympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish)
Categories:
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Athletes from Helsinki
- Finnish male javelin throwers
- Finnish evangelists
- Olympic athletes for Finland
- Olympic gold medalists for Finland
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Finland
- Medalists at the 1979 Summer Universiade
- Finnish Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century Finnish sportsmen
- Finnish Olympic medalist stubs
- Finnish athletics biography stubs