Heikki Tapio Vääräniemi (born 21 December 1969, in Oulu) is a retired

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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. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

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

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

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* * 1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Oulu Finnish male pole vaulters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Finland {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub