Antti Ensio Haapakoski (born February 6, 1971 in

Kalajoki Kalajoki (; literally translated the "fish river") is a coastal town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the immediate vicinity of the Gulf of Bothnia in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has ...

) is a retired

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hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...

. He won the gold medal at the 1990 World Junior Championships, finished fifth at the 1992 European Indoor Championships, sixth at the

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and sixth at the 1995 World Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 1990 European Championships, the World Championships in

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and

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, the Olympic Games in

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and

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and the World Indoor Championships in

and

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without reaching the final. He became Finnish champion in 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997. His personal best time was 13.42 seconds, achieved in June 1995 in

Kuortane Kuortane is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The neighboring municipalities of Kuortane are Al ...

.World men's all-time best 110m hurdles (last updated 2001)
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* 1971 births Living people People from Kalajoki Finnish male hurdlers Olympic male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland World Athletics Championships athletes for Finland Sportspeople from North Ostrobothnia {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub