Finland at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics

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...

will be represented by 39 athletes at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona

Barcelona

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, Spain

Spain

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Participants

Event	Men	Women
100 m	Hannu Hämäläinen Joni Rautanen
200 m	Jonathan Åstrand
800 m	Mikko Lahtio
1500 m	Mikael Bergdahl Jonas Hamm Niclas Sandells
5000 m	Matti Räsänen Jussi Utriainen
10000 m	Matti Räsänen Jussi Utriainen
3000 st.	Joonas Harjamäki Jukka Keskisalo Jukka Keskisalo Jukka Pekka Sakari Keskisalo is a Finnish athlete competing in 3000 m steeplechase and 1500 m. He won 3000 m steeplechase at the European Championships in Gothenburg, 2006.-Career:... Janne Ukonmaanaho	Sandra Eriksson Sandra Eriksson Sandra Elisabet Eriksson is a Finnish middle distance runner, who specializes mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase. Her personal best is 9:45.50, achieved in September 2009 in Paris....
110 m hurdles	Juha Sonck
400 m hurdles	Jussi Heikkilä Jussi Heikkilä Jussi Sakari Heikkilä is a Finnish 400 metre hurdler. His personal best is 49.39 seconds, achieved in May 2008 in Tallahassee, Florida....	Ilona Ranta
50 km walk	Jarkko Kinnunen Jarkko Kinnunen Jarkko Juhani Kinnunen is a Finnish race walker. His trainer is Kari Ahonen since 1999.-Achievements:-References:...
High Jump	Osku Torro Osku Torro Osku Torro is a Finnish high jumper.He was born in Jyväskylä. He competed at the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 European Indoor Championships, the 2010 World Indoor Championships and the 2010 European Championships without reaching the final.His personal best jump is 2.27 metres, achieved...
Pole Vault	Vesa Rantanen Vesa Rantanen Vesa Rantanen is a Finnish pole vaulter.He competed at the World Championships in 1997 and 1999, the 2002 European Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games without ever reaching the final.... Eemeli Salomäki Eemeli Salomäki Eemeli Niko Antero Salomäki is a Finnish pole vaulter.He competed at the World Junior Championships in 2006 and at the World Championships in 2009 without reaching the final....	Minna Nikkanen Minna Nikkanen Minna Marianne Nikkanen is a Finnish pole vaulter. Her personal best vault is 4.46 metres , achieved in July 2009 in Lapinlahti....
Long Jump	Tommi Evilä Tommi Evilä Tommi Evilä is a Finnish long jumper. He gained fame following his surprise bronze in the 2005 Helsinki World Championships, which was Finland's only medal in the games.... Otto Kilpi Petteri Lax Petteri Lax Petteri Lax is a Finnish long jumper..-Achievements:-References:...
Discus Throw	Frantz Kruger Frantz Kruger Frantz Kruger is a South African born Finnish discus thrower who won the Olympic bronze medal in 2000. He is also a double African champion... Mikko Kyyrö Mikko Kyyrö Mikko Tapio Kyyrö is a male discus thrower from Finland. His personal best throw is 64.14 metres, achieved on June 29, 2007 in Jalasjärvi....	Tanja Komulainen Sanna Kämäräinen
Hammer Throw	Olli-Pekka Karjalainen Olli-Pekka Karjalainen Olli-Pekka Karjalainen is a Finnish hammer thrower.The 1998 World Junior Champion, Karjalainen is the world junior record holder with 78.33 metres . His personal best throw is 83.30, achieved in July 2004 in Lahti.... Tuomas Seppänen David Söderberg David Söderberg David Söderberg is a male hammer thrower from Finland. His personal best throw is 78.83 metres, achieved in July 2003 in Lahti....	Merja Korpela Merja Korpela Merja Tuulikki Korpela is a female hammer thrower from Finland. Her personal best throw is 69.56 metres, achieved in July 2009 in Belgrade.She finished fourth at the 2000 World Junior Championships...
Javelin Throw	Harri Haatainen Harri Haatainen Harri Juhani Haatainen is a Finnish javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 86.63 metres, achieved in August 2001 in Gateshead.-Achievements:-References:*... Tero Pitkämäki Tero Pitkämäki Tero Kristian Pitkämäki is a Finnish javelin thrower and the former World Champion. Pitkämäki is known for his rivalry with Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen. The two are very close friends, however... Teemu Wirkkala Teemu Wirkkala Teemu Sakari Wirkkala is a Finnish javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 87.23 metres, achieved in July 2009 in Joensuu.-Achievements:-References:...	Oona Sormunen
Decathlon	Mikko Halvari
4x100 m relay	Hannu Ali-Huokuna Hannu Hämäläinen Joni Rautanen Niko Taavitsainen Jonathan Åstrand

Results

Medalists

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Javelin throw 2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw The men's javelin throw at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 30 and 31 July.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:-Qualification:...	Tero Pitkämäki Tero Pitkämäki Tero Kristian Pitkämäki is a Finnish javelin thrower and the former World Champion. Pitkämäki is known for his rivalry with Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen. The two are very close friends, however...	83.15 Q	2	86.67

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