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Oskari Frösén (born 24 January 1976 in
Kristinestad Kristinestad (; ; ; ) is a town in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Kristinestad is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Kristinestad is approximately , while the sub-region has a population o ...
) is a Finnish
high jumper The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...
, who won a total of five national titles in the men's high jump event. He won the
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, finished ninth at the 2002 European Championships, eleventh at the 2005 World Championships, ninth at the 2006 European Championships, and eighth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. He also competed in the
2004 Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
, but failed to qualify from his pool. His personal best jump is , achieved in June 2001 in
Kuortane Kuortane is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The neighboring municipalities of Kuortane are ...
. He has a better indoor mark of achieved in
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in February 2004.IAAF indoor profile fo
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* 1976 births Living people People from Kristinestad Finnish male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland Athletes from Ostrobothnia (administrative region) 20th-century Finnish people 21st-century Finnish people Finnish Athletics Championships winners {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub