Antti Ensio Haapakoski is a retired Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 hurdler

100 metres hurdles

The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner...

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He won the gold medal at the 1990 World Junior Championships

1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics

The 3rd World Junior Championships in Athletics was the 1990 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.-Men:-Women:-Medals table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com...

, finished fifth at the 1992 European Indoor Championships

1992 European Indoor Championships in Athletics

The 22nd European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in Genoa, a city in Italy, in 1992. This was the first indoor championship which was the start of the new two year cycle for the games.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:...

, sixth at the European Championships

1994 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 110 metre hurdles

These are the official results of the Men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland. The final was held on 12 August 1994.-Final:-Semifinals:*Held on 12 August 1994-Qualifying heats:...

 and sixth at the 1995 World Indoor Championships

1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 5th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain from 10 March to 12 March 1995. There were a total number of 602 participating athletes from 130 countries.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:...

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He also competed at the 1990 European Championships

1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 110 metre hurdles

These are the official results of the Men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. The final was held on 31 August 1990.-Final:-Semifinals:-See also:* 1988 Men's Olympic 110m Hurdles...

, the World Championships in 1991

1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 110 metre hurdles

These are the official results of the Men's 110 metres Hurdles event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 38 participating athletes, with two semi-finals and five qualifying heats and the final held on Thursday August 29, 1991.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All...

, 1993

1993 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 110 metre hurdles

These are the official results of the Men's 110 metres Hurdles event at the 1993 IAAF World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total of 47 participating athletes, with three semi-finals and six qualifying heats and the final held on Friday August 20, 1993...

 and 1995

1995 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 110 metre hurdles

These are the official results of the Men's 110 metres Hurdles event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 48 participating athletes, with two semi-finals, four quarter-finals and six qualifying heats and the final held on Saturday August 12,...

, the Olympic Games in 1992

Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 110 metre hurdles

These are the official results of the Men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-Medalists:-Records:These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.-Final:...

 and 1996

Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 110 metre hurdles

These are the official results of the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The final was held on July 29, 1996.-Medalists:-Records:...

 and the World Indoor Championships in 1993

1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 4th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Skydome in Toronto, Canada from March 12 to March 14, 1993. It was the last Indoor Championships to feature the 5,000 and 3,000 metres race walk events. In addition, it was the first Indoor Championships to include heptathlon and...

 and 1997

1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 6th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from March 7 to March 9, 1997. It was the first athletic championships to introduce women's pole vault...

 without reaching the final.

He became Finnish champion in 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997.

His personal best time was 13.42 seconds, achieved in June 1995 in Kuortane

Kuortane

Kuortane is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...

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