Juha Laukkanen

Juha Lauri Laukkanen
Personal information
Born	January 6, 1969 (age 52); Pielavesi, Finland

Juha Lauri Laukkanen (born 6 January 1969 in Pielavesi) is a retired male javelin thrower from Finland. His personal best throw is 88.22 metres, achieved in June 1992 in Kuortane. In the 1994 Bislett Games in Oslo his throw resulted in a judge being impaled in his arm by the javelin.^[1]

Seasonal bests by years[]

1987 - 79.46
1988 - 65.54
1992 - 88.22
1993 - 82.98
1994 - 81.66
1995 - 82.54
1996 - 87.12
1997 - 87.10
1998 - 86.96
1999 - 85.53
2000 - 82.35
2001 - 85.40
2002 - 78.93

Achievements[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Finland
1986	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	19th (q)	65.02 m
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	10th	65.54 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	6th	79.20 m
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	18th	75.86 m
1997	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Fukuoka, Japan	8th	81.44 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	5th	84.78 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	19th	78.28 m

References[]

^ Ege, Rune Thomas (2006-09-16). "Fikk spyd i hodet på friidrettsstevne". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-05-25.

External links[]

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[1] Ege, Rune Thomas (2006-09-16). "Fikk spyd i hodet på friidrettsstevne". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-05-25.

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