Heli Rantanen

Heli Rantanen (born 26 February 1970 in Lammi) is a Finnish javelin thrower, who won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. She won with a throw of 67.94 meters, more than two meters ahead of the silver medalist, Louise McPaul of Australia.

Rantanen was the first Nordic woman to become an Olympic champion in athletics.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Finland
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	19th	54.02 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	6th	62.34 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	11th	53.14 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	4th	65.04 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	1st	67.94 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	10th	62.64 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	5th	62.34 m

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