Teemu Sakari Wirkkala (born 14 January 1984 in Kokkola) is a Finnish javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 87.23 metres, achieved in July 2009 in Joensuu.
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Achievements
editYear | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Finland | |||||
2001 | World Youth Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 7th | Javelin (700 g) | 70.98 m |
2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 7th | Javelin | 70.98 m |
2003 | European Junior Championships | Tampere, Finland | 1st | Javelin | 79.90 m |
2005 | European U23 Championships | Erfurt, Germany | 6th | Javelin | 74.97 m |
2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 13th (q) | Javelin | 79.05 m |
2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 12th | Javelin | 78.01 m |
World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 4th | Javelin | 80.20 m | |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, PR China | 5th | Javelin | 83.46 m |
2009 | Finnish Championships | Espoo, Finland | 1st | Javelin | 85.84 m |
World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 9th | Javelin | 79.82 m | |
World Athletics Final | Thessaloniki, Greece | 6th | Javelin | 80.50 m | |
2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 5th | Javelin | 81.76 m |
2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | – | Javelin | NM |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 17th (q) | Javelin | 79.50 m |
Seasonal bests by year
edit- 2000 – 68.21
- 2001 – 69.22
- 2002 – 74.56
- 2003 – 80.57
- 2004 – 80.97
- 2005 – 80.68
- 2006 – 82.82
- 2007 – 84.06
- 2008 – 84.10
- 2009 – 87.23
- 2010 – 86.53
- 2011 – 82.39
- 2012 – 83.73
- 2013 – 82.91
- 2014 – 77.45
- 2015 – 84.39
References
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