Henri Liipola

Henri Liipola

Liipola in 2018
Personal information
Born	(1994-04-24) 24 April 1994 (age 31)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Hammer: 75.47m (2018)

Henri Liipola (born 24 April 1994) is a Finnish hammer thrower. He is a multiple-time national champion. ^[1]

Career

Liipola threw a personal best of 75.47 metres at the hammer carnival in Kaustinen at the end of June in 2018, and made his major championship debut at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany. ^{[2] [3]} The following year, he represented Finland at the 2019 European Throwing Cup. ^[4]

He competed at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany. ^[5]

He won his fifth senior national title in August 2025 at the Finnish Athletics Championships with a throw of 74.83 metres. ^[6] He threw 73.12 metres to win at the Finnkampen in Stockholm on 22 August. ^[7] He was selected for the Finnish team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. ^[8]

Personal life

He is from Turku. ^[9] In 2024, he revealed he had been diagnosed with sleep apnea. ^[10]

References

1. "Henri Liipola". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
2. "Will we see two Finns in the hammer final? Liipola and Söderberg will open Finland's competition career in Berlin". yle.fi. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
3. "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
4. "Tuomas Seppänen is returning to his level: "It's all about the little things now"". suomiurheilu.com. 10 March 2019.
5. "A tough prediction from the language experts who were eliminated in the hammer fight about the Finnish medal tonight: "We'll secretly load the coffee pot"". yle.fi. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
6. "Henri Liipola finished first in hammer". yle.fi. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
7. "Finnkampen". World Athletics. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
8. "Federation completed the squad for the World Championships in Tokyo: the back door to the World Championships is still open for a couple of athletes". yle.fi. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
9. "Henri Liipola wins Finnish Championship gold – "It tastes a little good!"". yle.fi. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 4 Sep 2025.
10. Salonen, Lauri (5 May 2024). "A Finnish track and field athlete made one small change in his life – it changed everything". suomiurheilu.com. Retrieved 4 September 2025.