Arto Härkönen
Finnish javelin thrower
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Full name | Arto Kalevi Härkönen | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Finnish | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 31 January 1959 (1959-01-31) (age 65) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Finland | ||||
1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 1st | 86.76 m |
References
- ^ 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.
- Arto Härkönen at World Athletics
External links
- Arto Härkönen at Olympedia
- Arto Härkönen at Olympics.com
- Arto Härkönen at Olympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish)
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- 1908: Eric Lemming (SWE)
- 1912: Eric Lemming (SWE)
- 1920: Jonni Myyrä (FIN)
- 1924: Jonni Myyrä (FIN)
- 1928: Erik Lundqvist (SWE)
- 1932: Matti Järvinen (FIN)
- 1936: Gerhard Stöck (GER)
- 1948: Tapio Rautavaara (FIN)
- 1952: Cy Young (USA)
- 1956: Egil Danielsen (NOR)
- 1960: Viktor Tsybulenko (URS)
- 1964: Pauli Nevala (FIN)
- 1968: Jānis Lūsis (URS)
- 1972: Klaus Wolfermann (FRG)
- 1976: Miklós Németh (HUN)
- 1980: Dainis Kūla (URS)
- 1984: Arto Härkönen (FIN)
- 1988: Tapio Korjus (FIN)
- 1992: Jan Železný (TCH)
- 1996: Jan Železný (CZE)
- 2000: Jan Železný (CZE)
- 2004: Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)
- 2008: Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)
- 2012: Keshorn Walcott (TRI)
- 2016: Thomas Röhler (GER)
- 2020: Neeraj Chopra (IND)
- 2024: Arshad Nadeem (PAK)
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