Harri Hakkarainen
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Harri Tapio Hakkarainen is a retired male javelin throw
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
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. He set his personal best (87.82 metres) on June 24, 1995 in Kuortane
Kuortane
Kuortane is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...

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Achievements

Representing
1994 European Championships
1994 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin
These are the official results of the Men's javelin throw event at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes. The final was held on 8 August 1994...

Helsinki, Finland 13th 78.82 m
1995 World Championships
1995 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin
These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 37 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday 13 August 1995...

Gothenburg, Sweden 12th 78.16 m
1996 Olympic Games
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
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, USA
14th 79.34 m
2000 Olympic Games
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

Sydney, Australia NM
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