Juha Kivi (born 26 January 1964 in
Orivesi
Orivesi () is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality official language is monoling ...
) is a retired
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
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long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...
er.
He became Finnish champion in 1989 and 1993.
His personal best jump was 8.02 metres, achieved in August 1989 in
Tampere
Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ...
.
World men's all-time best long jump (last updated 2001
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Achievements
References
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1964 births
Living people
People from Orivesi
Finnish male long jumpers
Sportspeople from Pirkanmaa
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