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Mikko Halvari

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Mikko Halvari
Personal information
Full nameMikko Johannes Halvari
Nationality Finland
Born (1983-03-04) 4 March 1983 (age 41)
Porvoo, Finland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDecathlon
ClubTuusulanjärven Urheilijat (FIN)
Coached byJussi Välimäki
Achievements and titles
Personal bestDecathlon: 7,736 points (2010)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Finland
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Kingston Decathlon

Mikko Johannes Halvari (born March 4, 1983, in Porvoo) is a Finnish decathlete.[1] He won a bronze medal for his category at the 2002 IAAF World Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, with a solid score of 7,587 points.[2] He is also a full-time member of Tuusulanjärven Urheilijat, a local track and field club in Tuusula, and is coached and trained by Jussi Välimäki.

At age twenty-five, Halvari made his official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in men's decathlon. During the event, he set a personal best of 1.93 metres in the high jump; however, he failed to clear a height in the pole vault, which cost him a chance for a medal. In the end, Halvari finished only in twenty-sixth place, with a total score of 6,486 points.[3]

Personal bests

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Event Performance Location Date
100 metres 10.87 Kingston July 16, 2002
400 metres 49.79 Barcelona July 28, 2010
1500 metres 4:48.97 Kingston July 16, 2002
110 metres hurdles 14.82 Szczecin July 8, 2007
Long jump 7.23 Zaragoza June 27, 2009
High jump 1.93 Beijing August 21, 2008
Pole vault 4.70 Szczecin July 8, 2007
Shot put 14.60 Täby June 5, 2010
Discus throw 52.42 Täby June 6, 2010
Javelin throw 63.70 Jyväskylä June 29, 2008
Decathlon 7736 Täby June 6, 2010
Heptathlon (indoor) 5414 Jyväskylä February 15, 2004

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mikko Halvari". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  2. ^ Martin, David (17 July 2002). "Gold goes to favourite Brown". IAAF. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Men's Decathlon". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
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