Aki Uolevi Parviainen (born 26 October 1974) is a retired Finnish

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athlete who competed in the

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throw. He won the

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at the 1999 World Championships and the

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at the 2001 World Championships. His best throw of 93.09 m, set in 1999, is the Finnish record and ranks him fourth on the overall list. His best Olympic placing was fifth, which he achieved in

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. In the spring of 2006, Parviainen announced his retirement due to injuries.

International competitions

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

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1974 births Living people Athletes from Helsinki Finnish male javelin throwers Olympic athletes of Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Finland World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Finnish people 21st-century Finnish people {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub