Juha Tiainen | |
Nationality: | Finnish |
Birth Date: | 5 December 1955 |
Birth Place: | Uukuniemi, Finland |
Death Place: | Lappeenranta, Finland |
Weight: | 108kg (238lb) |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Hammer throw |
Pb: | 81.52 m (1984) |
Show-Medals: | no |
Juha Tiainen (December 5, 1955 in Uukuniemi – April 27, 2003 in Lappeenranta) was a hammer thrower from Finland who won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The same year he achieved his personal best throw, 81.52 metres.
Representing | |||||
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1982 | Athens, Greece | 12th | 72.12 m | ||
1983 | Helsinki, Finland | 9th | |||
1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, California | 1st | 78.08 m | |
1986 | Stuttgart, West Germany | 18th | 71.16 m | ||
1987 | Rome, Italy | 13th | |||
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 16th | ||
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 9th | 73.70 m |
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