Antti Ruuskanen

Antti Ruuskanen

Antti Ruuskanen at Savo Games in Lapinlahti (20 July 2014)
Personal information
Born	February 21, 1984 Pielavesi
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Country	Finland
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Javelin
Medal record Olympic Games 2012 London Javelin European Championships 2014 Zürich Javelin

Antti Hermanni Ruuskanen (born 21 February 1984) is a Finnish javelin thrower. He is the 2014 European Champion. He has a personal best of 88.98 m set in 2015.

He won bronze medal at the 2003 European Junior Championships and silver medal at the 2005 European U23 Championships. He was sixth at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.

He won bronze medal in London Olympics 2012.

In 2013 he finished fifth at the World Championships in Moscow.

In 2014 he won gold medal at the Europeans with a mark of 88.01m, beating Vítězslav Veselý (84.79m) and Tero Pitkämäki (84.40m).

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Finland
2003	European Junior Championships	Tampere, Finland	3rd	72.87 m
2005	European U23 Championships	Erfurt, Germany	2nd	76.82 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	6th	81.87 m
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	9th	79.46 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	3rd	84.12 m
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	5th	81.44 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	1st	88.01 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	5th	87.12 m

Seasonal bests by year

• 2002 - 66.08
• 2003 - 72.87
• 2004 - 75.84
• 2005 - 79.75
• 2006 - 84.10
• 2007 - 82.71
• 2008 - 87.33
• 2009 - 85.39
• 2010 - 83.45
• 2011 - 82.29
• 2012 - 87.79
• 2013 - 85.70
• 2014 - 88.01
• 2015 - 88.98

External links

• Antti Ruuskanen profile at IAAF
• Antti Ruuskanen's profile in Tilastopaja
• Antti Ruuskanen's official site