Ari Pakarinen

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Ari Pakarinen (born 14 May 1969) is a retired male javelin thrower from Finland. His personal best throw is 85.18 metres, achieved in July 1995 in Lapua.

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He finished fifth at the 1993 World Championships. He later qualified for the final at the 2002 European Championships, but finished last with no valid result. [1]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 19th76.14 m
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 5th81.08 m
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany DNF

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References

  1. "Munich 2002, Results of Day 4 | Athletix.org". Archived from the original on 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2012-08-19.