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Revision as of 20:40, 21 March 2010
Olli-Pekka Karjalainen (born 7 March 1980 in Töysä) is a Finnish hammer thrower.
The 1998 World Junior Champion, Karjalainen is the world junior record holder with 78.33 metres (7.26 kg). His personal best throw is 83.30, achieved in July 2004 in Lahti.
Karjalainen took his first medal at the 2006 European Championships by throwing 80.84
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Finland
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| 1998 | World Junior Championships | Annecy, France | 1st | |
| European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 24th | ||
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 11th | |
| European Junior Championships | Riga, Latvia | 1st | ||
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 10th | |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 8th | 78.57 m |
| 2004 | World Athletics Final | Szombathely, Hungary | 1st | |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 5th | |
| World Athletics Final | Szombathely, Hungary | 2nd | ||
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd | |
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 6th | ||
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 9th | |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 4th | |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 16th | 74.09 m |