About Arsi Harju
Born 1974. Arsi Harju is a Finnish athletics competitor.
Arsi Ilari Harju (born 18 March 1974) is a retired Finnish former track and field athlete who competed in the shot put. He won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He set his personal best of 21.39 in the qualification. In the final, Harju secured the gold medal with his second round shot put of 21.29, beating silver medalist Adam Nelson by 8 cm and bronze medalist John Godina by 9 cm. In 2000, Harju was also named the Finnish Sports Personality of the Year.
Harju was the 12th member to be inducted into the 20 metre club after achieving the distance of 20.16 on 2 March 1997, in Tampere, Finland.
Harju was a patron of UNICEF School walks in Finland.
Harju retired from international competitions after the season 2005. He competed again from 2011 to 2012 marking 18.48 as his season best in both years.
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Who is Arsi Harju?
Finnish shot putter
When was Arsi Harju born?
Arsi Harju was born on 18 March 1974 in Kurikka.
What is Arsi Harju's occupation?
Arsi Harju is an athletics competitor.
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Arsi Harju is Finnish.
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