Ari Pakarinen (javelin thrower)
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Ari Pakarinen is a retired male javelin throw
er from Finland
. His personal best throw is 85.18 metres, achieved in July 1995 in Lapua
.
He finished fifth at the 1993 World Championships
. He later qualified for the final at the 2002 European Championships
, but finished last with no valid result.http://www.athletix.org/Eurochamps/MunichEC02_day4.htm
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 85.18 metres, achieved in July 1995 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...
.
He finished fifth at the 1993 World Championships
1993 World Championships in Athletics
The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium, Stuttgart, Germany between August 13 and August 22 with the participation of 187 nations....
. He later qualified for the final at the 2002 European Championships
2002 European Championships in Athletics
The 18th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 August to 11 August 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany.-Track:1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |2010 |...
, but finished last with no valid result.http://www.athletix.org/Eurochamps/MunichEC02_day4.htm
Achievements
| Representing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 19th | 76.14 m |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 5th | 81.08 m |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | — | DNF |