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Heli Rantanen (born 26 February 1970) is a retired Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. She was an Olympic Champion, having won gold in 1996. Her winning throw of 67.94 m was more than two metres ahead of the silver medalist. She was the first Nordic woman to become an Olympic Champion in athletics.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Finland
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	19th	54.02 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	6th	62.34 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	11th	53.14 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	4th	65.04 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	1st	67.94 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	10th	62.64 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	5th	62.34 m

References

• Sporting-heroes.net

На других языках

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- [en] Heli Rantanen

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[it] Heli Rantanen

Heli Orvokki Rantanen (Lammi, 26 febbraio 1970) è un'ex giavellottista finlandese.

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[ru] Рантанен, Хели

Хе́ли Орвокки Ра́нтанен (фин. Heli Orvokki Rantanen; 26 февраля 1970 (1970-02-26), Ламми, Финляндия) — финская легкоатлетка, специалистка в метании копья. Олимпийская чемпионка Олимпийских игр 1996 года в Атланте. Многократная чемпионка своей страны (1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998).

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