Mikael Ylöstalo (born 2 May 1963) is a retired Finnish athlete who specialized in the

110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a rac ...

. He was born in

Sipoo Sipoo (; ) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The administrative center of the municipality i ...

. He competed at the 1987 World Championships and the 1988 Olympic Games without reaching the final round. He became Finnish champion in 1988 and 1989, rivalling with

Arto Bryggare Arto Kalervo Bryggare (born 26 May 1958) is a Finland, Finnish former hurdling athletics (sport), athlete. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland from 1995 to 1999 and 200 ...

. He also became indoor champion in 1986 and 1990. His personal best time was 13.64 seconds, achieved in August 1988 in

Lohja Lohja (; ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Lohja is situated in the western part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Lohja is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, munici ...

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1963 births Living people People from Sipoo Finnish male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland Athletes from Uusimaa Finnish Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub