Olli-Pekka is pictured above during the final of the men's Hammer at the 2006
European Championships in Gothenburg. He won the silver medal with a seasons
best throw of 80.84m, his first medal at a major championship.
The Belarussians Ivan Tikhon and Vadim Devyatovski won the
gold and bronze medals respectively.
His personal best throw was 83.30, achieved in July 2004 in Lahti.
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Men's Hammer Final.
2002 European Athletics Championships.
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| 1 Adrian Annus |
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Hun |
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81.17 |
| 2 Vladislav Piskunov |
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Ukr |
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80.39 |
| 3 Alexandros Papadimitriou |
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Gre |
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80.21 |
| 4 Balazs Kiss |
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Hun |
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80.17 |
| 5 Andriy Skvaruk |
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Ukr |
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80.15 |
| 6 Tibor Gecsek |
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Hun |
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79.25 |
| 7 Libor Charfreitag |
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Svk |
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79.20 |
| 8 Olli-Pekka Karjalainen |
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Fin |
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78.57 |
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Men's Hammer Final.
2005 World Athletics Championships
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| 1. Ivan TIKHON |
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BLR |
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83.89 |
| 2. Vadim DEVYATOVSKIY |
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BLR |
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82.60 |
| 3. Szymon ZIOLKOWSKI |
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POL |
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79.35 |
| 4. Markus ESSER |
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GER |
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79.16 |
| 5. Olli-Pekka KARJALAINEN |
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FIN |
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78.77 |
| 6. Ilya KONOVALOV |
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RUS |
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78.59 |
| 7. Krisztian PARS |
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HUN |
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78.03 |
| 8. Vadim KHERSONTSEV |
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UKR |
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76.01 |
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Men's Hammer Final. 2006 European Athletics Championships.
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1. Ivan TIKHON (DISQ)
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BLR |
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81.11 |
| 1. Olli-Pekka KARJALAINEN |
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FIN |
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80.84 |
| 2. Vadim DEVYATOVSKI |
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BLR |
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80.76 |
| 3. Markus ESER |
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GER |
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79.19 |
| 4. Szymon ZIOLKOWSKI |
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POL |
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78.97 |
| 5. Krisztian PARS |
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HUN |
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78.34 |
| 6. Primoz KOZMUS |
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SLO |
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78.18 |
| 7. Karsten KOBS |
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GER |
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77.93 |
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In 1998 he won the World Junior Championship and in
1999 The European Junior Championship.
ANNUAL PROGRESS.
2013 70.15 Turku 16 JUN
2012 75.16 Kuortane 22 JUL
2011 76.60 Daegu 29 AUG
2011 76.60 Daegu 27 AUG
2010 76.94 Hengelo 30 MAY
2009 78.70 Göteborg 29 AUG
2008 79.59 Beijing 17 AUG
2007 78.35 Osaka 27 AUG
2006 80.84 Göteborg 11 AUG
2005 79.81 Szombathely 03 SEP
2004 83.30 Lahti 14 JUL (PB)
2003 80.20 Helsinki 09 AUG
2002 81.70 Lahti 16 JUN
2001 80.54 Amsterdam 15 JUL