Teemu Wirkkala

Teemu Sakari Wirkkala (born January 14, 1984 in Kokkola) is a Finnish javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 87.23 metres, achieved in July 2009 in Joensuu.

Teemu Wirkkala in Osaka 2007.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Finland
2001	World Youth Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	7th	Javelin (700 g)	70.98 m
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	7th	Javelin	70.98 m
2003	European Junior Championships	Tampere, Finland	1st	Javelin	79.90 m
2005	European U23 Championships	Erfurt, Germany	6th	Javelin	74.97 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	13th (q)	Javelin	79.05 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	12th	Javelin	78.01 m
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	4th	Javelin	80.20 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	5th	Javelin	83.46 m
2009	Finnish Championships	Espoo, Finland	1st	Javelin	85.84 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	9th	Javelin	79.82 m
	World Athletics Final	Thessaloniki, Greece	6th	Javelin	80.50 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	5th	Javelin	81.76 m
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	–	Javelin	NM
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	17th (q)	Javelin	79.50 m

Seasonal bests by year

• 2000 – 68.21
• 2001 – 69.22
• 2002 – 74.56
• 2003 – 80.57
• 2004 – 80.97
• 2005 – 80.68
• 2006 – 82.82
• 2007 – 84.06
• 2008 – 84.10
• 2009 – 87.23
• 2010 – 86.53
• 2011 – 82.39
• 2012 – 83.73
• 2013 – 82.91
• 2014 – 77.45
• 2015 – 84.39

References

• Teemu Wirkkala at World Athletics