Visa Veli Hongisto (born April 9, 1987 in

Valkeala Valkeala is a former municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland, and is a neighborhood of city of Kouvola, and it was a part of the Kymenlaakso region. The municipality had a population of 11,238 (2003) and cove ...

) is a Finnish sprinter.Athlete biography: Visa Hongisto
beijing2008.cn, ret: Sep 01, 2008 His club team is Valkealan Kajo. He is the son of

Eeva Haimi Eeva Haimi (born 15 December 1945) is a Finnish sprinter. She competed in the women's 400 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olym ...

. Hongisto represented

Finland at the 2008 Summer Olympics Finland competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The athletes were named in four selections: first took place on December 19, 2007, 2nd on April 16, 3rd on May 20 and 4th on July 21, 2008. The goal of the Finni ...

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. He competed at the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

and placed fourth in his first round heat in a time of 20.62 seconds. He did not improve his time in the second round and finished in 20.76 seconds, placing sixth, which was not enough to qualify for the semi finals.

Progression

100m

200m

400m

Personal bests

* 60m (indoor): 6,72 in

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

, 2006 * 100m: 10,45 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 ...

, 2006 * 200m: 20,56 in

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, 2007 * 400m: 47.02 in

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, 2008

Physical characteristics

* Height: 184 cm * Weight: 77 kg

References

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1987 births Living people People from Valkeala Finnish male sprinters Olympic athletes of Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Kymenlaakso {{finland-athletics-bio-stub