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Born | Urjala, Finland | 9 December 1992
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Country | Finland |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 50km Race Walk |
Aleksi Ojala (born 9 December 1992 in Urjala) is a Finnish racewalker who competes mostly at the 50 kilometres race walk. Ojala's club is Urjalan Urheilijat.
After some initial disappointing world championship results, Ojala achieved two top-20 World Athletics Championships finishes. At the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, he did not finish the 50 kilometres. [1] However two years later, he finished 14th at the 2017 World Championship 50 km walk. [2]
In 2018, he competed in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 2018 European Athletics Championships held in Berlin, Germany, but he failed to finish again. [3] He rebounded in the new 35 km walk at the 2022 World Championships, where he finished 13th and was the best racewalker from his country. [4]
In July 2024, Ojala retired from the sport. [5]
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