Antero Paljakka
Finnish shot putter
Personal information | |
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Born | (1969-08-01) 1 August 1969 (age 55) Sippola, Finland |
Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)[1] |
Weight | 117 kg (258 lb)–125 kg (276 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Shot put |
Club | Myllykosken Kilpa-Veikot |
Antero Paljakka (born 1 August 1969) is a retired Finnish athlete who specialised in the shot put.[2] He represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1993 World Championships.
His personal bests in the event are 19.84 metres outdoors (Töysä 1993) and 18.23 metres indoors (Genoa 1992).[3]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1991 | Universiade | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 7th | Shot put | 17.73 m |
1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 11th | Shot put | 18.23 m |
All-Africa Games | Barcelona, Spain | 20th (q) | Shot put | 18.42 m | |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 14th (q) | Shot put | 19.31 m |
1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 22nd (q) | Shot put | 18.00 m |
References
- ^ Sports-Reference profile
- ^ Antero Paljakka at World Athletics
- ^ All-Athletics profile
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