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O-P Karjalainen marching into the field at the EuCh in Gothenburg 2006

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
Representing  Finland
1998 World Junior Championships Annecy, France 1st
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 24th
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 11th
European Junior Championships Riga, Latvia 1st
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 34th 69.64 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 10th
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
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 5th
World Athletics Final Szombathely, Hungary 2nd
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd 80.84 m
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 6th
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 9th
2008 Finnish Championships Tampere, Finland 1st 77.93 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China 6th
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
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 9th 76.60 m

References

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