"THE FINNISH POWER"AND ONE OF THE WORLD STAR HAMMER THROWER from FINLAND (SUOMI-FINLAND)

Olli-Pekka Karjalainen

O-P Karjalainen marching into the field at the EuCh in Gothenburg 2006

Olli-Pekka Karjalainen (born 7 March 1980 in Töysä) is a Finnish hammer thrower.

The 1998 World Junior Champion, Karjalainen is the world junior record holder with 78.33 metres (7.26 kg). His personal best throw is 83.30, achieved in July 2004 in Lahti.

Karjalainen took his first medal at the 2006 European Championships by throwing 80.84

[edit] Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Finland
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	1st
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	24th
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	11th
	European Junior Championships	Riga, Latvia	1st
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	34th	69.64 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	10th
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	8th	78.57 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	14th	76.20 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	15th	76.11 m
	World Athletics Final	Szombathely, Hungary	1st
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th
	World Athletics Final	Szombathely, Hungary	2nd
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd	80.84 m
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	6th
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	9th
2008	Finnish Championships	Tampere, Finland	1st	77.93 m
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	6th
2009	Finnish Championships	Espoo, Finland	1st	77.76 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	16th	74.09 m

[edit] References

• IAAF profile for Olli-Pekka Karjalainen

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