Arto Bryggare
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Athletics | ||
Competitor for  Finland | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Bronze | 1984 Los Angeles | 110 m hurdles |
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 1983 Helsinki | 110 m hurdles |
| European Championships | ||
| Silver | 1986 Stuttgart | 110 m hurdles |
| Bronze | 1978 Prague | 110 m hurdles |
| Bronze | 1982 Athens | 110 m hurdles |
| European Indoor Championships | ||
| Gold | 1981 Grenoble | 50 m hurdles |
| Gold | 1987 Liévin | 60 m hurdles |
| Silver | 1979 Vienna | 60 m hurdles |
| Silver | 1983 Budapest | 60 m hurdles |
| Bronze | 1977 San Sebastián | 60 m hurdles |
Arto Kalervo Bryggare (born May 26, 1958 in Kouvola) is a former Finnish hurdling athlete. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland from 1995 to 1999 and 2003 to 2007. His personal best time 13,35, made during trials in 1984 Los Angeles Games, is still the record time in Finland and in Nordic countries. Bryggare made Finnish history by becoming the first Finn to medal in a sprint event.
Bryggare attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, which feature a distinguished track program.[1] He started his international career as a 20 year old newcomer in the 1978 European Championships in Prague, barely winning bronze by just 2/100 seconds. This started a chain of victories still unique for a Finnish hurdler, for eight years Bryggare won a medal in every international race he participated. He ended his hurdling career in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he considered having been as a "tourist".
[edit] References
- ^ USC OLYMPIANS: 1904-2008, USC Trojans Athletic Department, Accessed August 13, 2008.
[edit] External links
- (Finnish) Official website
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