Juha Laukkanen

Juha Lauri Laukkanen (born 6 January 1969 in Pielavesi) is a retired male javelin thrower from Finland. His personal best throw is 88.22 metres, achieved in June 1992 in Kuortane. At one event his throw resulted in a judge being impaled by the javelin in his arm.

Seasonal bests by years

• 1987 - 79.46
• 1988 - 65.54
• 1992 - 88.22
• 1993 - 82.98
• 1994 - 81.66
• 1995 - 82.54
• 1996 - 87.12
• 1997 - 87.10
• 1998 - 86.96
• 1999 - 85.53
• 2000 - 82.35
• 2001 - 85.40
• 2002 - 78.93

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Finland
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	10th	65.54 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	6th	79.20 m
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	18th	75.86 m
1997	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Fukuoka, Japan	8th	81.44 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	5th	84.78 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	19th	78.28 m

External links

• Juha Laukkanen profile at IAAF
• sports-reference