Antti Ruuskanen
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Antti Ruuskanen at Savo Games in Lapinlahti (20 July 2014)
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Personal information | |
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Born | Pielavesi |
February 21, 1984
Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
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Country | Finland |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Javelin |
Medal record
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Antti Hermanni Ruuskanen (born 21 February 1984) is a Finnish javelin thrower. He is the 2014 European Champion. He has a personal best of 88.98 m set in 2015.
He won bronze medal at the 2003 European Junior Championships and silver medal at the 2005 European U23 Championships. He was sixth at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.
He won bronze medal in London Olympics 2012.
In 2013 he finished fifth at the World Championships in Moscow.
In 2014 he won gold medal at the Europeans with a mark of 88.01m, beating Vítězslav Veselý (84.79m) and Tero Pitkämäki (84.40m).
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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Representing Finland | |||||
2003 | European Junior Championships | Tampere, Finland | 3rd | 72.87 m | |
2005 | European U23 Championships | Erfurt, Germany | 2nd | 76.82 m | |
2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 6th | 81.87 m | |
2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 9th | 79.46 m | |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | 84.12 m | |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 5th | 81.44 m | |
2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 1st | 88.01 m | |
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 5th | 87.12 m |
Seasonal bests by year
- 2002 - 66.08
- 2003 - 72.87
- 2004 - 75.84
- 2005 - 79.75
- 2006 - 84.10
- 2007 - 82.71
- 2008 - 87.33
- 2009 - 85.39
- 2010 - 83.45
- 2011 - 82.29
- 2012 - 87.79
- 2013 - 85.70
- 2014 - 88.01
- 2015 - 88.98
External links
- Antti Ruuskanen profile at IAAF
- Antti Ruuskanen's profile in Tilastopaja
- Antti Ruuskanen's official site
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