Arsi Harju
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
 Arsi Harju | ||
| Men’s Athletics | ||
Competitor for  Finland | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | Shot put |
| World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2001 Edmonton | Shot put |
Arsi Ilari Harju (born March 18, 1974 in Kurikka) is a Finnish former shot putter with the team Perhon kiri. He won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with a distance of 21.29 metres. His personal best is 21.39, which he put in the qualifiers for the same Olympics. Due to his success in the Olympics and elsewhere that year, Harju was named Finnish Athlete of the Year in 2000. Harju was the 12th member to be inducted into the 20 meter club after he successfully putted the shot 20.16 m in a competition on March 2, 1997 in Tampere, Finland.
Harju is currently a national UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Finland.
[edit] Major achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Put | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Finnish Indoor Championships | Kuopio, Finland | 17.99 (FR19) | 3rd |
| 1995 | Finnish Outdoor Championships | Lapua, Finland | 19.46 | 3rd |
| 1996 | Finnish Outdoor Championships | Tampere, Finland | 19.46 | 2nd |
| 1997 | Finnish Outdoor Championships | Lappeenranta, Finland | 19.72 | 2nd |
| 1997 | Finnish Indoor Championships | Rovaniemi, Finland | 19.77 | 2nd |
| 1998 | Finnish Outdoor Championships | Oulu, Finland | 21.04 | 2nd |
| 1998 | Finnish Indoor Championships | Tampere, Finland | 20.25 | 2nd |
| 1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 20.53 | 3rd |
| 1999 | Finnish Indoor Championships | Jyväskylä, Finland | 19.52 | 1st |
| 2000 | Finnish Outdoor Championships | Lahti, Finland | 20.84 | 1st |
| 2000 | Summer Olympics | Sydney, Australia | 21.29 | 1st |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 20.93 | 3rd |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 20.47 | 4th |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, England | 20.96 | 4th |
| 2003 | Finnish Indoor Championships | Kuortane, Finland | 20.37 | 2nd |
| 2005 | Finnish Outdoor Championships | Pori, Finland | 20.21 | 2nd |
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| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mika Myllylä | Finnish Sportspersonality of the year 2000 | Succeeded by Sami Hyypiä |
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| 1896: Robert Garrett • 1900: Richard Sheldon • 1904: Ralph Rose • 1906: Martin SheridanRalph Rose • 1912: Patrick McDonald • 1920: Ville Pörhölä • 1924: Clarence HouserJohn Kuck • 1932: Leo Sexton • 1936: Hans Woellke • 1948: Wilbur Thompson • 1952: Parry O'Brien • 1956: Parry O'Brien • 1960: Bill Nieder • 1964: Dallas Long • 1968: Randy Matson • 1972: Władysław Komar • 1976: Udo Beyer • 1980: Vladimir Kiselyov • 1984: Alessandro Andrei • 1988: Ulf Timmermann • 1992: Mike Stulce • 1996: Randy Barnes • 2000: Arsi Harju • 2004: Yuriy Bilonoh • 2008: Tomasz Majewski • 1908: • 1928: | |
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