Antero Paljakka

Antero Paljakka (born 1 August 1969) is a retired Finnish athlete who specialised in the shot put.[2] He represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1993 World Championships.

Antero Paljakka
Personal information
Born (1969-08-01) 1 August 1969
Sippola, Finland
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight117 kg (258 lb)–125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Shot put
ClubMyllykosken Kilpa-Veikot

His personal bests in the event are 19.84 metres outdoors (Töysä 1993) and 18.23 metres indoors (Genoa 1992).[3]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Finland
1991 Universiade Sheffield, United Kingdom 7th Shot put 17.73 m
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 11th Shot put 18.23 m
All-Africa Games Barcelona, Spain 20th (q) Shot put 18.42 m
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 14th (q) Shot put 19.31 m
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 22nd (q) Shot put 18.00 m

References
  1. Sports-Reference profile
  2. Antero Paljakka at World Athletics
  3. All-Athletics profile


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