Harri Juhani Haatainen (born 5 January 1978) is a
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
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, born in
Lapua
Lapua (; sv, Lappo) is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located next to the Lapua River in the region of South Ostrobothnia. The town has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which is water. The population density is . The mun ...
. His personal best throw is 86.63 metres, achieved in August 2001 in
Gateshead
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.
International competitions
Seasonal bests by year
*1993 - 62.74
*1994 - 73.48
*1995 - 77.50
*1996 - 82.52
*1997 - 80.16
*1998 - 79.07
*1999 - 83.02
*2000 - 86.10
*2001 - 86.63
*2002 - 84.28
*2003 - 73.34
*2004 - 72.16
*2005 - 74.39
*2006 - 77.32
*2007 - 80.88
*2008 - 81.18
*2009 - 81.22
*2010 - 84.53
*2011 - 81.01
*2012 - 79.14
*2013 - 75.82
*2014 - 77.61
*2015 - 75.54
References
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sports-reference
1978 births
Living people
People from Lapua
Finnish male javelin throwers
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Finland
World Athletics Championships athletes for Finland
Sportspeople from South Ostrobothnia
20th-century Finnish people
21st-century Finnish people
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