Aimo Antero Aho (May 31, 1951 – July 10, 2014) was a Finnish

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

er. He made his first 80-meter throw at age 21, but spots on championship teams were hard to come by with

Hannu Siitonen Hannu Juhani Siitonen (born 18 March 1949) is a retired Finnish javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predet ...

Seppo Hovinen Seppo Juhani Hovinen (born February 4, 1951 in Virrat) is a retired Finnish javelin thrower. A leading favorite in the 1976 Montréal Olympics, he failed to deliver, finishing 7th. Rise to elite Hovinen exploded to international attention in the ...

and Antero Puranen also competing. Aho represented Finland in the

1974 European Athletics Championships The 11th European Athletics Championships of 1974 were held from 2 September to 8 September in Italy, at Rome's Stadio Olimpico. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald. Men's results Complete results were pu ...

, the 1980 Olympics and extended his career to the

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at home. Aho managed one national championship, in 1975 but medaled 8 other times. His career best – just short of 90 meters at 89.42 m – came in 1977. After turning 35 in 1986 he set the Masters M35 world record at 77.64 m. His record lasted for more than 3 years before being surpassed by Rudolf Steiner who was more than 5 months his senior.

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1951 births 2014 deaths Finnish male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland World record holders in masters athletics World Athletics Championships athletes for Finland 20th-century Finnish people 21st-century Finnish people Finnish Athletics Championships winners {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub