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sunnuntai 31. toukokuuta 2015
ATHLETICS - FINNISH JAVELIN STAR THROWER - ANTTI RUUSKANEN - FINLAND -
Antti Ruuskanen
Antti Ruuskanen at Savo Games in Lapinlahti (20 July 2014)
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| Personal information | |
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| 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 | |
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| Representing Finland |
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| 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
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| Personal information | |
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| 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] |
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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
sunnuntai 21. elokuuta 2011
"THE FLYING FINN" and WORLD STAR RUNNER from FINLAND - PEKKA VASALA -
Pekka Vasala
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Competitor for  Finland | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1972 Munich | 1500 metres |
Pekka Antero Vasala (born April 17, 1948 in Riihimäki) was a middle-distance athlete who won an Olympic gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City he came in 41st in the 1500 m, but would go onto improve his competitiveness considerably. Part of this was down to his legendary hill training of which he said "[it] is suicidal for other runners to copy my hill sessions without adequate background".
In Munich he won the 1500 m race in a time of 3 minutes 36.3 seconds, ahead of the legendary Kip Keino and Rod Dixon. This marked a memorable day for Finnish athletics because the great Lasse Virén won the 5,000 m at the same Games within half an hour.
His nephew, Samuli Vasala, also an athlete, won the 2003 Nordic Cross Country Championships. Vasala is the son-in-law of Martti Matilainen.
References
External links
- IAAF profile for Pekka Vasala
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Preceded by
 Walter Adams | European Record Holder Men's 800m
20 August 1972 - 26 June 1973 | Succeeded by
 Marcello Fiasconaro |
keskiviikko 10. elokuuta 2011
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perjantai 6. elokuuta 2010
IAAF World Championships in Athletics
IAAF World Championships in Athletics
| Sport | Athletics |
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| Founded | 1983 |
| No. of teams | 203 (2007) |
| Continent | International (IAAF) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Last winners lists |
| TV partner(s) | Eurovision (Europe) TBS (Japan) NBC Universal (United States) |
The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Originally, it was organised every four years, but this changed in 1991, and it has since been organised biennially.
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[edit] History
The idea of having an Athletics World Championships was around well before the competitions first event in 1983. In 1913, the IAAF decided that the Olympic Games would serve as the World Championships for athletics. This was considered suitable for over 50 years until in the late 1960's the desire of many IAAF members to have their own World Championships began to grow. In 1976 at the IAAF Council Meeting in Puerto Rico an Athletics World Championships separate from the Olympic Games was approved.
Following bids from both Stuttgart, West Germany and Helsinki, Finland, the IAAF Council awarded the inaugural competition to Helsinki, to take place in 1983 and be held in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium (where the 1952 Summer Olympics were held).
Over the years the competition has grown in size. In 1983 an estimated 1,300 athletes from 154 countries participated. By the 2003 competition, in Paris, it had grown to 1,907 athletes from 203 countries with coverage being transmitted to 179 different countries.
There has also been a change in the schedule over the years, with several new events, mostly for women, being added. By 2005 the schedule for men and women was almost equal. The only differences being the men had the extra event of the 50 km Walk, while women competed in the 100 m Hurdles and Heptathlon compared to the men in the 110m Hurdles and Decathlon respectively.
The following shows when new events were added for the first time.
- 1987, women's 10,000 m and 10 km walk were added.
- 1993, women's triple jump was added.
- 1995, women's 5000 m was added, replacing the 3000 m race.
- 1999, women's pole vault and hammer were added and the women's 20 km walk replaced the 10 km walk.
- 2005, women's 3000 m Steeplechase was added.
[edit] Championships
Further information: World Championship records, Men's medalists, and Women's medalists
| Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | No. of Events | No. of Athletes |
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| 1st | 1983 (details) | Helsinki | Finland | 7 Aug – 14 Aug | Olympiastadion | 41 | 1,355 |
| 2nd | 1987 (details) | Rome | Italy | 28 Aug – 6 Sept | Stadio Olimpico | 43 | 1,451 |
| 3rd | 1991 (details) | Tokyo |  Japan | Aug 23 – Sept 1 | National Olympic Stadium | 43 | 1,517 |
| 4th | 1993 (details) | Stuttgart | Germany | 13 Aug – 22 Aug | Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion | 44 | 1,689 |
| 5th | 1995 (details) | Gothenburg |  Sweden | 5 Aug – 13 Aug | Ullevi | 44 | 1,804 |
| 6th | 1997 (details) | Athens |  Greece | 1 Aug – 10 Aug | Olympiako Stadio | 44 | 1,882 |
| 7th | 1999 (details) | Seville |  Spain | 20 Aug – 29 Aug | Estadio Olímpico de la Cartuja | 46 | 1,821 |
| 8th | 2001 (details) | Edmonton |  Canada | 3 Aug – 12 Aug | Commonwealth Stadium | 46 | 1,677 |
| 9th | 2003 (details) | Saint-Denis |  France | 23 Aug – 31 Aug | Stade de France | 46 | 1,679 |
| 10th | 2005 (details) | Helsinki | Finland | 6 Aug – 14 Aug | Olympiastadion | 47 | 1,688 |
| 11th | 2007 (details) | Osaka | Japan | 24 Aug – 2 Sept | Nagai Stadium | 47 | 1,981 |
| 12th | 2009 (details) | Berlin | Germany | 15 Aug – 23 Aug | Olympiastadion | 47 | 2,101 |
| 13th | 2011 (details) | Daegu |  South Korea | 27 Aug – 4 Sept | Daegu Stadium | ||
| 14th | 2013 (details) | Moscow |  Russia | 10 Aug – 18 Aug | Luzhniki Stadium |
[edit] Medal totals since 1983
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  United States | 120 | 66 | 64 | 250 |
| 2 | Russia | 37 | 52 | 43 | 133 |
| 3 |  Kenya | 31 | 27 | 25 | 83 |
| 4 | Germany | 28 | 23 | 36 | 87 |
| 5 |  Soviet Union | 22 | 25 | 28 | 75 |
| 6 |  Cuba | 18 | 20 | 7 | 45 |
| 7 |  East Germany | 18 | 18 | 15 | 51 |
| 8 |  Ethiopia | 18 | 16 | 15 | 49 |
| 9 |  Great Britain and N.I. | 16 | 25 | 28 | 69 |
| 10 |  Jamaica | 14 | 36 | 30 | 80 |
| 11 | Italy | 11 | 14 | 12 | 37 |
| 12 |  Belarus | 10 | 11 | 11 | 32 |
| 13 |  Morocco | 10 | 11 | 6 | 27 |
| 14 |  Poland | 10 | 8 | 13 | 31 |
| 15 |  Czech Republic | 10 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 16 | France | 9 | 12 | 14 | 35 |
| 17 |  China | 9 | 8 | 10 | 27 |
| 18 |  Australia | 9 | 5 | 10 | 24 |
| 19 |  Ukraine | 8 | 9 | 11 | 28 |
| 20 | Spain | 7 | 15 | 13 | 35 |
| 21 | Finland | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 22 |  South Africa | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 23 | Sweden | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 24 |  Norway | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 25 |  Algeria | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 26 |  Romania | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 |
| 27 |  Bahamas | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 28 |  Portugal | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 29 |  Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 30 |  Bahrain | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 31 | Canada | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
| 32 | Greece | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 33 |  Czechoslovakia | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 34 |  Switzerland | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 35 | Japan | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 |
| 36 |  Mexico | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 37 |  Mozambique | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 38 |  Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 39 |  New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 39 |  Denmark | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 41 |  Estonia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 42 |  Ireland | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 43 |  Lithuania | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 44 |  Dominican Republic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 44 |  Qatar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 46 |  Croatia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 46 |  Tajikistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 48 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 49 |  Namibia | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 |  Netherlands | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 51 |  Zambia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 52 |  Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 52 |  Uganda | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 54 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 55 |  Somalia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 55 |  Syria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 55 |  Senegal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 58 |  North Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 58 |  Panama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 60 |  Barbados | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 61 |  Brazil | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 62 |  Hungary | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 63 |  Nigeria | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 64 |  Kazakhstan | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 65 |  Turkey | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 66 |  Djibouti | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 66 |  Cameroon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 68 |  Cyprus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 68 |  Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 68 |  Burundi | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 68 |  Suriname | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 68 |  Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 68 |  Israel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 68 |  Ghana | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 75 |  Bermuda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 75 |  Eritrea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 75 |  Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 75 |  Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 79 |  Belgium | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 79 |  Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 81 |  Dominica | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 81 |  Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 81 |  American Samoa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 81 |  Haiti | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 81 |  India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 81 |  Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 89 | Total | 538 | 542 | 535 | 1615 |
NOTE: Germany refers both to the former West Germany (1983-90) and the unified Federal Republic of Germany (1990-present).
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[edit] Ceremonies
The opening and closing ceremonies of the 8th IAAF World Championships held in Edmonton in 2001 were broadcast live to over 200 countries. The event included the men's marathon, and featured a thousand voice choir and original music by The Second City alumni Jan Randall.
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