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Tero Järvenpää

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Tero Järvenpää in 2007

Tero Mikael Järvenpää (born 2 October 1984 in Tampere) is a Finnish javelin thrower. He represents Tampereen Pyrintö on club-level and his coach is his father Pentti Järvenpää.

His personal best throw is 86.68 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Tampere.

Seasonal bests by year

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  • 2003 - 80.45
  • 2004 - 80.13
  • 2005 - 84.05
  • 2006 - 84.95
  • 2007 - 84.35
  • 2008 - 86.68
  • 2009 - 82.65
  • 2010 - 83.81
  • 2011 - 80.10

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Finland
2001 World Youth Championships Debrecen, Hungary 3rd Javelin (700g) 68.82 m
2003 European Junior Championships Tampere, Finland 2nd Javelin 73.66 m
2005 European U23 Championships Erfurt, Germany 5th Javelin 75.25 m
Universiade İzmir, Turkey 2nd Javelin 79.61 m
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 17th (q) Javelin 75.21 m
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 8th Javelin 82.10 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 4th Javelin 83.95 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 11th Javelin 75.57 m

References

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