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| Nationality | Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 November 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | Javelin: 62.45m (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anni-Linnea Alanen (born 11 November 2002) is a Finnish javelin thrower. She is a multiple time national champion. [1]
She won her first Finnish national title in the javelin in 2021 at the age of 18 years-old. Her winning throw of 59.52 metres set a national under-19 record. [2] [3] She was a bronze medalist at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn. [4] [5]
She competed in the javelin throw at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich. [6]
She was a bronze medalist at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo. [7] She went on to win her second national title in July 2023. [8] She competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. [9]
In June 2024, she competed in the javelin throw at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. [10] Later that month, she retained the Finnish national title. [11] She competed in the javelin at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024. [12]
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