Heli Rantanen
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Heli Rantanen is a Finnish javelin throw
er, who won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta, Georgia
. 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.
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, who won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
. She won with a throw of 67.94 meters, more than two meters ahead of the silver medalist, Louise McPaul of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Rantanen was the first Nordic
Nordic countries
The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland...
woman to become an Olympic champion in athletics.
Achievements
| Representing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | European Championships 1990 European Championships in Athletics The 15th European Athletics Championships were held from 26 August to 2 September 1990 in Split, a city in Croatia .It was the last participation of East Germany .... |
Split Split (city) Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and... , Yugoslavia |
19th | 54.02 m |
| 1992 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's javelin throw These are the official results of the women's javelin throw event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total of 25 participating athletes. The top 12 and ties, and all those reaching 62.50 metres advanced to the final... |
Barcelona, Spain | 6th | 62.34 m |
| 1993 | World Championships 1993 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Javelin These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 22, 1993. All results were made with a rough surfaced javelin... |
Stuttgart, Germany | 11th | 53.14 m |
| 1995 | World Championships 1995 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Javelin These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday August 8, 1995... |
Gothenburg, Sweden | 4th | 65.04 m |
| 1996 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's javelin throw These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:-Records:-Group A:-Group B:-Final:-See also:*1995 Women's World Championships Javelin Throw... |
Atlanta, United States Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... |
1st | 67.94 m |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 10th | 62.64 m |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | 62.34 m |