Esko Mikkola
Encyclopedia
Esko Olavi Mikkola is a Finnish
javelin throw
er.
He won a silver medal at the 2003 Summer Universiade
in Daegu and finished eleventh at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. He then competed at the 2005 World Championships
without reaching the final.
His personal best throw is 84.27 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Nokia
.
Javelin throwing is not Mikkola's only claim to fame. His first sport was wrestling which he did for ten years or more and is now exploring the sport of bobsledding.
Esko was a research assistant at The University of Arizona, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and has published numerous papers in the fields of prognostic cells and radiation effects. As of spring 2008, Mikkola has completed his Ph.D and has returned to Finland for the summer to concentrate on training for the 2008 Olympics.
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...
javelin throw
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
er.
He won a silver medal at the 2003 Summer Universiade
Athletics at the 2003 Summer Universiade
The athletics competition at the 2003 Summer Universiade was held on the Daegu World Cup Stadium in Daegu, South Korea, between 25 August and 30 August 2003.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:* - GBR Athletics...
in Daegu and finished eleventh at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. He then competed at the 2005 World Championships
2005 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin
The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 9 and August 10.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All times are Eastern European Time -Abbreviations:...
without reaching the final.
His personal best throw is 84.27 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Nokia
Nokia, Finland
Nokia, Finland is a town and a municipality on the banks of the Nokianvirta River in the region of Pirkanmaa, some west of Tampere. As of it has a population of .-History:...
.
Javelin throwing is not Mikkola's only claim to fame. His first sport was wrestling which he did for ten years or more and is now exploring the sport of bobsledding.
Esko was a research assistant at The University of Arizona, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and has published numerous papers in the fields of prognostic cells and radiation effects. As of spring 2008, Mikkola has completed his Ph.D and has returned to Finland for the summer to concentrate on training for the 2008 Olympics.
Achievements
| Representing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 21st | 72.54 m |