torstai 22. heinäkuuta 2010

ARSI HARJU "THE FINNISH POWER" AND OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST (SHOT PUT) from FINLAND(SUOMI-FINLAND)

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
Finland Mika Myllylä
Finnish Sportspersonality of the year
2000
Succeeded by
Finland Sami Hyypiä

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