About Mika Halvari
Born 1970. Mika Halvari is a Finnish athletics competitor.
Mika Kristian Halvari (born February 13, 1970, in Kemi) is a Finnish former shot putter. When competing, he represented Kemin Kunto and Helsingin Kisa-Veikot.
Halvari won the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Barcelona, Spain and came in second in the World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg, Sweden the same year. In 1998, he won a silver medal at the 1998 European Indoor Athletics Championships held in Valencia, Spain. In addition to his success internationally, Halvari has won 4 gold medals, 3 silver and 1 bronze in the Finnish Championships.
Towards the end of his career, Halvari was injured numerous times; for example, his Achilles tendon snapped twice.
His personal best outdoors is 21.50 metres, which he put on July 9, 1995 in Hämeenkyrö, Finland. Indoors, he still holds the Nordic record for his put of 22.09 m, which he achieved on February 7, 2000 in Tampere, Finland.
Halvari was the 11th shotputter accepted into the 20 meter club.
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Who is Mika Halvari?
Finnish athletics competitor
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Mika Halvari was born on 13 February 1970 in Kemi.
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Mika Halvari is an athletics competitor.
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Mika Halvari is Finnish.
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