Lassi Etelätalo
Appearance
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Born | 30 April 1988 | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||
Club | Joensuun Kataja | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | Leo Pusa | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lassi Etelätalo (born 30 April 1988) is a Finnish athlete specialising in the javelin throw.[1] He represented his country at the 2019 World Championships in Doha finishing fourth in the final. In addition, he also finished fourth at the 2014 European Championships in Zürich.
His personal best in the event is 86.44 metres set in Munich in 2022.
International competitions
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Finland | |||||
2007 | European Junior Championships | Hengelo, Netherlands | 15th (q) | Javelin throw | 66.88 m |
2009 | European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 9th | Javelin throw | 75.21 m |
2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 4th | Javelin throw | 83.16 m |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 4th | Javelin throw | 82.49 m |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 8th | Javelin throw | 83.28 m |
2022 | World Championships | Oregon, United States | 6th | Javelin throw | 82.70 m |
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 3rd | Javelin throw | 86.44 m | |
2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 18th (q) | Javelin throw | 78.19 m |
2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 6th | Javelin throw | 82.80 m |
Olympic Games | Paris, France | 8th | Javelin throw | 84.58 m |
References
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Categories:
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Finnish male javelin throwers
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Finland
- Finnish Athletics Championships winners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Finland
- 20th-century Finnish people
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Finnish athletics biography stubs