Oliver Helander

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Oliver Helander
Kalevan Kisat 2018 - Men's Javelin Throw - Oliver Helander 1.jpg
Oliver Helander at the 2018 Kalevan Kisat
Personal information
Born (1997-01-01) January 1, 1997 (age 28)
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Sport Track and field
Event
 Javelin throw
ClubIF Raseborg
Achievements and titles
Personal best89.83 m [1]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Rome Javelin throw

Oliver Helander (born 1 January 1997) is a Finnish track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. He has also played handball. [2] He won the javelin throw Finnish championship in 2018. [3]

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He qualified to represent Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [4]

He is the older brother of handball player Benjamin Helander. [5]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 4th75.36 m
2015 European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 7th74.81 m
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 7th 74.46 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 16th (q) 76.64 m
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 19th (q) 80.36 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 17th (q) 78.81 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 8th 82.24 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 7th 83.38 m
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 3rd 85.75 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 9th 82.68 m
2025 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 23rd (q) 79.75 m

Seasonal bests by year

References

  1. 1 2 "Javelin star Neeraj Chopra shatters own record with 89.30 m throw in Finland". 15 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Oliver Helander osaa heittää". Länsi-Uusimaa (in Finnish). 28 June 2013. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Tulokset: Kalevan Kisat Jyväskylässä 19.-22.7.2018". www.tilastopaja.eu. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Tokio 2020: Suomen joukkueen olympiapaikat, karsintojen aikataulut ja kisoihin valitut urheilijat". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  5. ↑ "Benjamin Helander sugen på handboll igen efter tung säsong i Finland". yle.fi. Retrieved 30 June 2022.


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