Aki Parviainen
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Full name | Aki Uolevi Parviainen | |||||||||||||||
Nationality | Finnish | |||||||||||||||
Born |
October 26, 1974 (age 42) Helsinki, Finland | |||||||||||||||
Years active | 1995–2006 | |||||||||||||||
Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||
Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | |||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Javelin throw | |||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 93.09 m (1999) | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Aki Uolevi Parviainen (born 26 October 1974 in Helsinki) is a Finnish Javelin thrower, who won the gold medal at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics and a silver medal at the 2001 World Championships. His best throw is 93.09 in 1999, good for second place on the all-time list, behind only Jan Železný. His best Olympic placing is 5th in 2000. In the spring of 2006, Parviainen announced his retirement due to injuries.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 1st | 76.34 m |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 9th | 79.58 m |
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 8th | 82.80 m |
1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 9th | 82.30 m |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 1st | 89.52 m |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 2nd | 91.31 m |
2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 8th | 78.92 m |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 5th | 83.05 m |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 9th | 74.86 m |
Seasonal bests by year
- 1990 - 63.50
- 1991 - 79.96
- 1992 - 80.94
- 1993 - 69.94
- 1994 - 78.76
- 1995 - 85.60
- 1996 - 84.96
- 1997 - 87.48
- 1998 - 90.88
- 1999 - 93.09
- 2000 - 90.97
- 2001 - 92.41
- 2002 - 82.48
- 2003 - 83.30
- 2004 - 79.32
- 2005 - 83.79
References
- Aki Parviainen profile at IAAF
- sports-reference
- Tilastopaja
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