Juha Lauri Laukkanen (born 6 January 1969 in Pielavesi) is a retired male javelin thrower from Finland. His personal best throw is 88.22 metres, achieved in June 1992 in Kuortane. Remarkably, two of Laukkanen's throws have resulted in injuries to officials. In the 1994 Bislett Games in Oslo his throw resulted in a judge being impaled in his arm by the javelin.[1] In 1998 at an athletics festival in Riederich, Germany another one of his throws seriously injured an official when it pierced him in the stomach.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Juha Lauri Laukkanen |
| Born | January 6, 1969 Pielavesi, Finland |
Seasonal bests by years
edit- 1987 - 79.46
- 1988 - 65.54
- 1992 - 88.22
- 1993 - 82.98
- 1994 - 81.66
- 1995 - 82.54
- 1996 - 87.12
- 1997 - 87.10
- 1998 - 86.96
- 1999 - 85.53
- 2000 - 82.35
- 2001 - 85.40
- 2002 - 78.93
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Finland
| ||||
| 1986 | World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 19th (q) | 65.02 m |
| 1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | 10th | 65.54 m |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 6th | 79.20 m |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 18th | 75.86 m |
| 1997 | IAAF Grand Prix Final | Fukuoka, Japan | 8th | 81.44 m |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | 84.78 m |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 19th | 78.28 m |
References
edit- ^ Ege, Rune Thomas (2006-09-16). "Fikk spyd i hodet på friidrettsstevne". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-05-25.
- ^ "Ich bekam ein 2. Leben geschenkt" (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-15.
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