Arttu Kangas
 Arttu Kangas in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 July 1993 |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Weight | 108 kg (238 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Shot put |
| Club | Kankaanpään seudun Leisku |
| Coached by | Matti Yrjölä |
Arttu Kangas (born 13 July 1993) is a Finnish athlete specialising in the shot put.[2] He represented his country at three outdoor and two indoor European Championships without qualifying for the final.
His personal bests in the event are 20.30 metres outdoors (Raseborg 2016) and 20.18 metres indoors (Jyväskylä 2017).
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Finland
| |||||
| 2010 | Youth Olympic Games | Singapore | 5th | Shot put (5 kg) | 20.45 m |
| 2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 30th (q) | Shot put (6 kg) | 16.96 m |
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 4th | Shot put (6 kg) | 19.85 m |
| 2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 7th | Shot put | 18.94 m |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 21st (q) | Shot put | 19.07 m |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | – | Shot put | NM |
| European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 9th | Shot put | 18.27 m | |
| Military World Games | Mungyeong, South Korea | 9th | Shot put | 17.78 m | |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 20th (q) | Shot put | 18.91 m |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 17th (q) | Shot put | 19.42 m |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 28th (q) | Shot put | 18.17 m |
References
[edit]- ^ "EAA profile". Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ Arttu Kangas at World Athletics
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