Juha Laukkanen
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Juha Lauri Laukkanen is a retired male javelin throw
er from Finland
. His personal best throw is 88.22 metres, achieved in June 1992 in Kuortane
. At one event he famously threw his javelin which lead to a judge being impaled by the javelin in his arm.
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 from Finland
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...
. His personal best throw is 88.22 metres, achieved in June 1992 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...
. At one event he famously threw his javelin which lead to a judge being impaled by the javelin in his arm.
Achievements
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| 1988 | World Junior Championships 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 1988 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada from July 27 to July 31, 1988.... |
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10th | |
| 1992 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 32 participating athletes... |
Barcelona, Spain | 6th | 79.20 m |
| 1994 | European Championships 1994 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin These are the official results of the Men's javelin throw event at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes. The final was held on 8 August 1994... |
Helsinki, Finland | 18th | 75.86 m |
| 1997 | IAAF Grand Prix Final 1997 IAAF Grand Prix Final The 13th IAAF Grand Prix Final was held at the Hakata-no-mori Stadium in Fukuoka, Japan on September 13, 1997.-Men:- Women :-External links:*... |
Fukuoka, Japan | 8th | 81.44 m |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | 84.78 m |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 19th | 78.28 m |