Oliver Helander
 Oliver Helander at the 2018 Kalevan Kisat | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 1, 1997 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||
| Club | IF Raseborg | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 89.83 m[1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
He qualified to represent Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
He is the older brother of handball player Benjamin Helander.[5]
Competition record
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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| Representing Finland
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| 2013 | World Youth Championships | Donetsk, Ukraine | 4th | 75.36 m | |
| 2015 | European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 7th | 74.81 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 | ||
Seasonal bests by year
[edit]- 2011 - 57.43 m
- 2014 - 69.04 m
- 2015 - 76.28 m
- 2016 - 71.67 m
- 2017 - 80.25 m
- 2018 - 88.02 m
- 2019 - 86.93 m
- 2021 - 86.13 m
- 2022 - 89.83 m[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Javelin star Neeraj Chopra shatters own record with 89.30 m throw in Finland". 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Oliver Helander osaa heittää". Länsi-Uusimaa (in Finnish). 28 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Tulokset: Kalevan Kisat Jyväskylässä 19.-22.7.2018". www.tilastopaja.eu. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Tokio 2020: Suomen joukkueen olympiapaikat, karsintojen aikataulut ja kisoihin valitut urheilijat". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ "Benjamin Helander sugen på handboll igen efter tung säsong i Finland". yle.fi. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
External links
[edit]- Oliver Helander at World Athletics
- Oliver Helander at Tilastopaja (registration required)
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Finnish male javelin throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Finland
- 21st-century Finnish people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Finnish male handball players
- People from Raseborg
- Sportspeople from Uusimaa
- Finnish athletics biography stubs