Mikko Halvari
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.
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| Full name | Mikko Johannes Halvari | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 March 1983 Porvoo, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Decathlon | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Tuusulanjärven Urheilijat (FIN) | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jussi Välimäki | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Decathlon: 7,736 points (2010) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
| Event | Performance | Location | Date |
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| 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
- 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.
- Martin, David (17 July 2002). "Gold goes to favourite Brown". IAAF. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- "Men's Decathlon". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
External links
- Mikko Halvari at World Athletics
- Profile – Suomen Olympiakomitea (in Finnish)
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile