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Antti Ruuskanen
* 21 February 1984 Pielavesi
Present residence: Pielavesi
189 cm, 86 kg
Club: Pielaveden Sampo
Coach: Jarmo Hirvonen
Event: Javelin throw
Antti Ruuskanen’s bronze from London 2012 is the latest in a long line of Finnish Olympic javelin medals reaching
back more than a century. Two years later Antti enhanced his credentials by winning the European Championship
title in Zurich. In July 2016 he took bronze at the European Championships in Amsterdam after a mild injury forced
him to forfeit his last two throws. Antti has been a remarkably consistent competitor: he has qualified for the
final in all his six previous major championships. Antti is a qualified electrician and also holds a sports instructor’s
degree. His favourite hobbies are hunting and fishing.
PREVIOUS OLYMPIC GAMES:
2012 bronze.
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:
2003 EurJunCh bronze.
2005 EurU23Ch silver.
2009 WCh 6th.
2011 WCh 9th.
2013 WCh 5th.
2014 EurCh gold.
2015 WCh 5th.
2016 EurCh bronze.
PERSONAL BEST:
88.98 (2015)