Seppo Räty
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
 Seppo Räty | ||
| Men's Athletics | ||
Competitor for  Finland | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 1992 Barcelona | Javelin |
| Bronze | 1988 Seoul | Javelin |
| Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | Javelin |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1987 Rome | Javelin |
| Silver | 1991 Tokyo | Javelin |
| European Championships | ||
| Silver | 1994 Helsinki | Javelin |
Seppo Henrik Räty (born 27 April 1962, in Helsinki) is a Finnish javelin thrower. His personal best throw was 96.96 m in 1991, which was a world record at the time, however this throw was made using a modified 'Nemeth' javelin which was banned by the IAAF later that year and all records made using this javelin were retrospectively deleted. Räty's best throw with the current javelin is 90.60 m in 1992. He was World Champion in 1987 and an Olympic medalist in the javelin throw (silver 1992, bronze 1988 and 1996). He was nicknamed "Tohmajärven karhu" (The Bear of Tohmajärvi) and "Tohmajärven tykki" (The Cannon of Tohmajärvi).
Now Räty is coaching another javelin talent from Northern Karelia, Oona Sormunen.
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IAAF profile for Seppo Räty
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by Steve Backley | Men's Javelin Best Year Performance 1991 | Succeeded by Steve Backley |
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|---|---|
| 1983: Detlef Michel (GDR) | 1987: Seppo Räty (FIN) | 1991: Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN) |1993: Jan Železný (CZE) | 1995: Jan Železný (CZE) | 1997: Marius Corbett (RSA) |1999: Aki Parviainen (FIN) | 2001: Jan Železný (CZE) | 2003: Sergey Makarov (RUS) |2005: Andrus Värnik (EST) | 2007: Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) |2009: Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) | |
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