Toni Huikuri
Encyclopedia
Toni Olavi Huikuri is a Finnish
high jump
er.
He was born in Helsinki
and represented the club HKV Helsinki. He finished sixth at the 1996 World Junior Championships
and competed at the 2000 Olympic Games
and the 2000 European Indoor Championships without reaching the final. He never became Finnish champion.
His personal best jump is 2.31 metres, achieved in June 2002 in Bratislava
. This is a tied Finnish record
.
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...
high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
er.
He was born in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
and represented the club HKV Helsinki. He finished sixth at the 1996 World Junior Championships
1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics
The 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 1996 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Sydney, Australia.-Men:-Women:-Medals table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com...
and competed at the 2000 Olympic Games
Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump
The Men's High Jump event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Olympic Stadium on Friday, September 22 and Sunday, September 24....
and the 2000 European Indoor Championships without reaching the final. He never became Finnish champion.
His personal best jump is 2.31 metres, achieved in June 2002 in Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
. This is a tied Finnish record
Finnish records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Finland maintained by Finland's national athletics federation: Suomen Urheiluliitto .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing# = not recognised by federation...
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