Heikki Tapio Vääräniemi (born 21 December 1969, in

Oulu Oulu ( , ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Ostrobothnia. It is located on the northwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Oulujoki, River Oulu. The population of Oulu is approximately , while the Oulu sub-regio ...

) is a retired Finnish

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a #bar, bar. Pole jumping was already practiced by the ...

er, who is nicknamed ''Väärä''. He finished eighth at the 1998 European Championships. His personal best jump was , achieved in August 1996 in

Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...

. The Finnish record currently belongs to Jani Lehtonen with .Finnish athletics records

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* * 1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Oulu Athletes from North Ostrobothnia Finnish male pole vaulters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland Finnish Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub