"THE FINNISH POWER"OLLI-PEKKA KARJALAINEN from 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	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	1st
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	11th
	European Junior Championships	Riga, Latvia	1st
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	10th
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	8th
2004	World Athletics Final	Szombathely, Hungary	1st
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th
	World Athletics Final	Szombathely, Hungary	2nd
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	6th
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	9th
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	4th

[edit] References

• IAAF profile for Olli-Pekka Karjalainen

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Categories: 1980 births | Living people | Finnish hammer throwers | Athletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics | Olympic athletes of Finland