FINNISH JAVELIN POWER,ALSO IN WOMEN: PÄIVI ALAFRANTTI EUROPEAN CHAMPION from FINLAND(SUOMI-FINLAND)

Päivi Alafrantti

Päivi Jaana Maarit Alafrantti (born 8 May 1964 in Tervola, Lappi) is a retired female javelin thrower from Finland.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Finland
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	10th	58.20 m
1989	Universiade	Duisburg, West Germany	3rd
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	1st	67.68 m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	8th
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	—	NM
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	13th
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	18th	53.28 m

[edit] External links

• IAAF profile for Päivi Alafrantti
• sports-reference
• http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/fi/atw.php?ID=10489

Awards
Preceded by Marjo Matikainen	Finnish Sportspersonality of the year 1990	Succeeded by Kimmo Kinnunen
Preceded by Marjo Matikainen	Finnish Sportswoman of the Year 1990	Succeeded by Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi

[hide] v • d • e European Champions in Women's Javelin Throw 1938: Lisa Gelius (GER) • 1946: Klavdiya Mayuchaya (URS) • 1950: Natalya Smirnitskaya (URS) • 1954: Dana Zátopková (TCH) • 1958: Dana Zátopková (TCH) • 1962: Elvīra Ozoliņa (URS) • 1966: Marion Lüttge (GDR) • 1969: Angéla Németh (HUN) • 1971: Daniela Jaworska (POL) • 1974: Ruth Fuchs (GDR) • 1978: Ruth Fuchs (GDR) • 1982: Anna Verouli (GRE) • 1986: Fatima Whitbread (GBR) • 1990: Päivi Alafrantti (FIN) • 1994: Trine Hattestad (NOR) • 1998: Tanja Damaske (GER) • 2002: Mirela Manjani (GRE) • 2006: Steffi Nerius (GER)

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