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{{Infobox sportsperson
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| name = Olli-Pekka Karjalainen
| name = Olli-Pekka Karjalainen
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| caption = Karjalainen in Gothenburg 2006
| caption = Karjalainen in Gothenburg 2006
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| nationality = [[Finland|Finnish]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|03|07|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|03|07|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Töysä]], [[Finland]]
| birth_place = [[Töysä]], [[Finland]]
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| sport = [[Track and field]]
| sport = [[Track and field]]
| event = [[Hammer throw]]
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| pb = 83.30 (NR)
| pb = 83.30 (NR)
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==Achievements==
==Achievements==
{| {{AchievementTable}}
{| {{AchievementTable|width=auto}}
|-
|-
!colspan="5"|Representing {{FIN}}
! colspan="5" | Representing {{FIN}}
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|1998
| rowspan=2 | 1998
|[[1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
| [[1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Annecy]], [[France]]
| [[Annecy]], [[France]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
| bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|[[1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|72.40 m]]
| [[1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|72.40 m]]
|-
|-
|[[1998 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]]
| [[1998 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]]
|[[Budapest, Hungary]]
| [[Budapest, Hungary]]
|24th
| 24th
|[[1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw|73.13 m]]
| [[1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw|73.13 m]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|1999
| rowspan=2 | 1999
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
| [[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Seville]], [[Spain]]
| [[Seville]], [[Spain]]
|11th
| 11th
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|75.59 m]]
| [[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|75.59 m]]
|-
|-
|[[1999 European Junior Championships in Athletics|European Junior Championships]]
| [[1999 European Junior Championships in Athletics|European Junior Championships]]
|[[Riga]], [[Latvia]]
| [[Riga]], [[Latvia]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
| bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|75.80 m
| 75.80 m
|-
|-
|2000
| 2000
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|Olympic Games]]
| [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|Olympic Games]]
|[[Sydney, Australia]]
| [[Sydney, Australia]]
|34th
| 34th
|69.64 m
| 69.64 m
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2001
| rowspan=2 | 2001
|[[2001 European Athletics U23 Championships|European U23 Championships]]
| [[2001 European Athletics U23 Championships|European U23 Championships]]
|[[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]]
| [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd
|[[2001 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's hammer throw|80.54 m]]
| [[2001 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's hammer throw|80.54 m]]
|-
|-
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
| [[2001 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Edmonton]], [[Canada]]
| [[Edmonton]], [[Canada]]
|align="center" | 10th
| align="center" | 10th
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|76.76 m]]
| [[2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|76.76 m]]
|-
|-
|2002
| 2002
|[[2002 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Hammer|European Championships]]
| [[2002 European Championships in Athletics – Men's Hammer|European Championships]]
|[[Munich, Germany]]
| [[Munich, Germany]]
|8th
| 8th
|[[2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw|78.57 m]]
| [[2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw|78.57 m]]
|-
|-
|2003
| 2003
|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|World Championships]]
| [[2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|World Championships]]
|[[Paris, France]]
| [[Paris, France]]
|14th
| 14th
|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|76.20 m]]
| [[2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|76.20 m]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2004
| rowspan=2 | 2004
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|Olympic Games]]
| [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|Olympic Games]]
|[[Athens, Greece]]
| [[Athens, Greece]]
|15th
| 15th
|76.11 m
| 76.11 m
|-
|-
|[[2004 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]]
| [[2004 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]]
|[[Szombathely]], [[Hungary]]
| [[Szombathely]], [[Hungary]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
| bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|81.43 m
| 81.43 m
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2005
| rowspan=2 | 2005
|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
| [[2005 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]
| [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]
|5th
| 5th
|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|78.77 m]]
| [[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|78.77 m]]
|-
|-
|[[2005 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]]
| [[2005 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]]
|[[Szombathely]], [[Hungary]]
| [[Szombathely]], [[Hungary]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
| bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|79.81 m
| 79.81 m
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2006
| rowspan=2 | 2006
|[[2006 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
| [[2006 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]]
| [[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
| bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|[[2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw|80.84 m]]
| [[2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw|80.84 m]]
|-
|-
|[[2006 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]]
| [[2006 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]]
|[[Stuttgart]], [[Germany]]
| [[Stuttgart]], [[Germany]]
|6th
| 6th
|78.47 m
| 78.47 m
|-
|-
|2007
| 2007
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
| [[2007 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Osaka]], [[Japan]]
| [[Osaka]], [[Japan]]
|9th
| 9th
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|78.35 m]]
| [[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|78.35 m]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2008
| rowspan=2 | 2008
|[[2008 Finnish Athletics Championships|Finnish Championships]]
| [[2008 Finnish Athletics Championships|Finnish Championships]]
|[[Tampere, Finland]]
| [[Tampere, Finland]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
| bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|77.93 m
| 77.93 m
|-
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|Olympic Games]]
| [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|Olympic Games]]
|[[Beijing]], [[PR China|China]]
| [[Beijing]], [[PR China|China]]
|6th
| 6th
|79.59 m
| 79.59 m
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2009
| rowspan=2 | 2009
|[[2009 Finnish Athletics Championships|Finnish Championships]]
| [[2009 Finnish Athletics Championships|Finnish Championships]]
|[[Espoo, Finland]]
| [[Espoo, Finland]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
| bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|77.76 m
| 77.76 m
|-
|-
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|World Championships]]
| [[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|World Championships]]
|[[Berlin, Germany]]
| [[Berlin, Germany]]
|16th
| 16th
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|74.09 m]]
| [[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|74.09 m]]
|-
|-
|2010
| 2010
|[[2010 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
| [[2010 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]
| [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]
|10th
| 10th
|[[2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw|73.70 m]]
| [[2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw|73.70 m]]
|-
|-
|2011
| 2011
|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
| [[2011 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Daegu]], [[South Korea]]
| [[Daegu]], [[South Korea]]
|9th
| 9th
|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|76.60 m]]
| [[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|76.60 m]]
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* {{IAAF name|id=134370}}


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Revision as of 17:11, 25 March 2016

Olli-Pekka Karjalainen
Karjalainen in Gothenburg 2006
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born (1980-03-07) 7 March 1980 (age 44)
Töysä, Finland
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventHammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best83.30 (NR)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Finland
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Gothenburg Hammer throw

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.

European Championships 2006

Karjalainen took his first medal at the 2006 European Championships by throwing 80.84. He finished second, but became the Champion in 2014 as IAAF decided to strip Ivan Tskikhan of Belarus of the gold medal for doping. Karjalainen was awarded with the gold medal in a ceremony arranged at the 2014 Finland-Sweden athletics international in Helsinki.[1]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Finland
1998 World Junior Championships Annecy, France 1st 72.40 m
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 24th 73.13 m
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 11th 75.59 m
European Junior Championships Riga, Latvia 1st 75.80 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 34th 69.64 m
2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd 80.54 m
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 10th 76.76 m
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 8th 78.57 m
2003 World Championships Paris, France 14th 76.20 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 15th 76.11 m
World Athletics Final Szombathely, Hungary 1st 81.43 m
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 5th 78.77 m
World Athletics Final Szombathely, Hungary 1st 79.81 m
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1st 80.84 m
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 6th 78.47 m
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 9th 78.35 m
2008 Finnish Championships Tampere, Finland 1st 77.93 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China 6th 79.59 m
2009 Finnish Championships Espoo, Finland 1st 77.76 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 16th 74.09 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 10th 73.70 m
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 9th 76.60 m

References

  1. ^ "Karjalainen finally to get his gold". Finland Times. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
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