Juha Tiainen (December 5, 1955 in

Uukuniemi Uukuniemi is a former municipality of Finland. It was located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the South Karelia region. The municipality had a population of 516 (2003) and it covered an area of 156.58 km² of which 54.8 ...

– April 27, 2003 in

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) was a

hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consist ...

er from

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who won the gold medal at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the sec ...

. The same year he achieved his personal best throw, 81.52 metres.

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* 1955 births 2003 deaths People from Parikkala Finnish male hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Finland Olympic gold medalists for Finland Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from South Karelia {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub