Mia Marianne Strömmer (born February 26, 1974, in

Tampere Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous mu ...

) is a retired female

hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...

er from

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. She set her personal best throw (69.63 metres) on March 24, 2001, in

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. That mark was the national record until 2019.

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1974 births Living people Athletes from Tampere Finnish female hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland Finnish Athletics Championships winners {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub