Tuomas Laaksonen

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Tuomas Laaksonen
Personal information
Born (1990-03-09) 9 March 1990 (age 33)
Sport
CountryFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Javelin throw: 81.73 m (2013)

Tuomas Laaksonen (born 9 March 1990) is a Finnish male Javelin thrower, who won an individual gold medal at the Youth World Championships. [1]

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References

  1. "IAAF World Youth Championships Cali 2015 - Statistics Handbook" (PDF). iaaf.org. Retrieved 18 September 2017.