Robert Markus Häggblom is a 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...

 shot put

Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....

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He won the gold medal at the 1999 World Youth Championships

1999 World Youth Championships in Athletics

The 1999 World Youth Championships in Athletics was the first edition of the World Youth Championships in Athletics. It was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland from July 16 to July 18, 1999.-Boys:-Girls:-Medals table:...

 and finished fourth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 2007 World Championships

2007 World Championships in Athletics - Men's shot put

The Men's Shot Put event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 25, 2007 at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan.-Medallists:-Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres-Records:-Final:-Group A:-Group B:...

, the 2008 World Indoor Championships

2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships - Men's Shot Put

-Medalists:-Qualification:Qualification rule: qualification standar 20.20m or at least best 8 qualified-Final:...

 and the 2008 Olympic Games

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put

The Men's Shot Put event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.The qualifying standards were 20.30 m and 19.80 m .-Medalists:-Schedule:...

 without reaching the final.

Häggblom was the nineteenth member to be inducted into the 20 meter club

20 meter club

The 20 meter club is an unregistered Finnish association for Finnish shot putters who have put the shot more than 20 meters in an official competition using a 7.26 kg shot for men and a 4 kg for women....

 after he putted the shot 20.13 metres in May 2006 in Halle

Halle, Saxony-Anhalt

Halle is the largest city in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from the town of Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. His personal best throw is 20.53 metres, achieved in July 2007 in Lapua

Lapua

Lapua is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located next to the Lapua River in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water...

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He represents the sports club Vasa Idrottssällskap, and is coached by his father Magnus Häggblom.

Achievements

Representing
2008	Finnish Championships 2008 Finnish Athletics Championships The 2008 Finnish Athletics Championships were held in the Ratina Stadion in Tampere from July 24 to July 27, 2008. The event served as a qualification tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics staged from August 15 to August 24, 2008 in Beijing, PR China....	Tampere, Finland	1st	18.88 m