Näytetään tekstit, joissa on tunniste "THE FINNISH POWER". Näytä kaikki tekstit
Näytetään tekstit, joissa on tunniste "THE FINNISH POWER". Näytä kaikki tekstit
sunnuntai 31. toukokuuta 2015
ATHLETICS - FINNISH JAVELIN STAR THROWER - ANTTI RUUSKANEN - FINLAND -
Antti Ruuskanen
Antti Ruuskanen at Savo Games in Lapinlahti (20 July 2014)
|
|
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 21, 1984 Pielavesi |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Javelin |
He won bronze medal at the 2003 European Junior Championships and silver medal at the 2005 European U23 Championships. He was sixth at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.
He won bronze medal in London Olympics 2012.
In 2013 he finished fifth at the World Championships in Moscow.
In 2014 he has won gold medal at the Europeans with a mark of 88.01m, beating Vítězslav Veselý (84.79m) and Tero Pitkämäki (84.40m).
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland |
|||||
| 2003 | European Junior Championships | Tampere, Finland | 3rd | 72.87 m | |
| 2005 | European U23 Championships | Erfurt, Germany | 2nd | 76.82 m | |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 6th | 81.87 m | |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 9th | 79.46 m | |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | 84.12 m | |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 5th | 81.44 m | |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 1st | 88.01 m | |
Seasonal bests by year
- 2002 - 66.08
- 2003 - 72.87
- 2004 - 75.84
- 2005 - 79.75
- 2006 - 84.10
- 2007 - 82.71
- 2008 - 87.33
- 2009 - 85.39
- 2010 - 83.45
- 2011 - 82.29
- 2012 - 87.79
- 2013 - 85.70
- 2014 - 88.01 (EL)
FINNISH STAR JAVELIN THROWER TERO PITKÄMÄKI from FINLAND -
Tero Pitkämäki
Tero Pitkämäki in 2014
|
|
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 December 1982 Ilmajoki, Finland |
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Finland |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Javelin |
| Club | Nurmon Urheilijat[1] |
Contents
Career
Pitkämäki finished 8th in the javelin contest at the 2004 Summer Olympics with the result 83.01 m and has since developed into one of the world's leading javelin throwers. As of August 2005, he had thrown 91.53 m, hence he was one of the favorites at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, which were held in his home country. However, he was only fourth with a result of 81.27 m. Pitkämäki took his first medal by placing second at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics.[3]On Friday 13 July 2007, during the IAAF Golden League meet at Rome's Olimpico Stadium, Tero Pitkämäki threw a javelin too far left and hit French long jumper Salim Sdiri in the side of the back. Sdiri was rushed to a local Rome hospital with non life-threatening injuries.[4]
On 5 August, Pitkämäki won his 4th Finnish championship in a row with a throw of 89.43 meters. In the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan, Pitkämäki secured gold medal in men's javelin with a throw of 89.16 meters. With his last throw in the competition, he bettered his final result to 90.33 meters.[5]
On 5 October 2007, Tero Pitkämäki was honored with the European Athlete of the Year title by the EEA. His 11 wins over the season, including the World Champion title, Golden League in Oslo and Paris, and his season best, also best in Europe, 91.23 meter throw, were the factors for choosing him.[6] In December, Pitkämäki was voted Finnish Sportsman of the Year by the members of the Finnish Sport Journalists Association, beating women's triple world cross country skiing champion Virpi Kuitunen and Formula One world champion Kimi Räikkönen.[7]
Pitkämäki finished 3rd at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with the result of 86.16 m[1] and also took the bronze medal at the Europeans in 2010 in Barcelona with a throw of 86.67 m.
He finished 5th at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London with the result of 82.80 m.[1] His season best was 86.98 m achieved in Stockholm a week after the Olympics.
In 2013 at the World Championships in Moscow he took the silver medal, finishing 10 centimeters behind Vítězslav Veselý.
In 2014 Pitkämäki finished third at the European Championships.
Seasonal bests by year
Pitkämäki in 2015
- 1999 – 66.83
- 2000 – 73.75
- 2001 – 74.89
- 2002 – 77.24
- 2003 – 80.45
- 2004 – 84.64
- 2005 – 91.53
- 2006 – 91.11
- 2007 – 91.23
- 2008 – 87.70
- 2009 – 87.79
- 2010 – 86.92
- 2011 – 85.33
- 2012 – 86.98
- 2013 – 89.03
- 2014 – 86.63
tiistai 20. toukokuuta 2014
lauantai 1. kesäkuuta 2013
sunnuntai 1. huhtikuuta 2012
sunnuntai 18. maaliskuuta 2012
"THE FLYING FINN"and STAR BASKETBALL PLAYER from FINLAND: PETTERI KOPONEN!!!
 |
| Finland guard Petteri Koponen, the leader of the team at EuroBasket 2011, is far from a household name back home but this could be about to change on Monday evening |
They stand on the verge of catapulting themselves into the all-time list of Finnish sporting achievements.
Even before they potentially realise the mother of all basketball dreams by making it to Kaunas, the current accomplishments of Finland at EuroBasket 2011 already places them on the list of favourites of many Finnish sports fans.
Quite where they are currently placed can't be determined, but they have a chance of really shooting up the list.
During the summer, readers of Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat were given the opportunity to vote on the most significant Finnish sporting achievement of all time.
Not surprisingly, long distance athletes Paavo Nurmi, who racked up an astonishing nine Olympic gold medals during the 1920's, and track legend Lasse Viren, who won gold at the Munich and Montreal Olympics, topped the list.
With footballer and Champions League winner Jari Litmanen in third place, there is now a new challenger on the block for the next vote.
Should they manage to reach the quarter-finals, don't be surprised if the team pushes Litmanen off this particular podium.
Even if they don't make it to the final phase, their exploits have already gained huge acclaim with their most high profile supporter being Minister of Sports and Culture, Paavo Arhinmäki, who travelled to Alytus to watch them in action in the First Round.
Ahead of their big showdown with Slovenia, the minister has spoken of just what kind of impact Coach Henrik Dettmann and his players are having.
He said, "The success of the Finnish National Team of basketball is an inspiration for all team sports."
"It shows that even country the size of Finland has a chance to succeed. I have been following the team closely and with enthusiasm.
"Qualification to the EuroBasket and advancing to the Second Round are both such high-level achievements that it would have been important to get the games to open TV channels.
"The success of Team Finland shows that great team effort will get you far," continued the Minister.
"What the team might be missing in height, it has been compensated by hard-nosed hustle.
"It has been a magnificent journey and achievement for the National Team thus far!"
That could be an understatement if Finland manage to take one more truly incredible step.
torstai 22. joulukuuta 2011
sunnuntai 21. elokuuta 2011
Tilaa:
Blogitekstit (Atom)