Teemu Wirkkala

Teemu Sakari Wirkkala (born 14 January 1984 in Kokkola) is a Finnish javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 87.23 metres, achieved in July 2009 in Joensuu.

Achievements Representing 2001 World Youth Championships Debrecen, Hungary 7th Javelin (700 g) 70.98 m 2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 7th Javelin 70.98 m 2003 European Junior Championships Tampere, Finland 1st Javelin 79.90 m 2005 European U23 Championships Erfurt, Germany 6th Javelin 74.97 m 2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 13th (q) Javelin 79.05 m 2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 12th Javelin 78.01 m World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 4th Javelin 80.20 m 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, PR China 5th Javelin 83.46 m 2009 Finnish Championships Espoo, Finland 1st Javelin 85.84 m World Championships Berlin, Germany 9th Javelin 79.82 m World Athletics Final Thessaloniki, Greece 6th Javelin 80.50 m 2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 5th Javelin 81.76 m 2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland – Javelin NM 2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 17th (q) Javelin 79.50 m

Seasonal bests by year 2000 – 68.21 2001 – 69.22 2002 – 74.56 2003 – 80.57 2004 – 80.97 2005 – 80.68 2006 – 82.82 2007 – 84.06 2008 – 84.10 2009 – 87.23 2010 – 86.53 2011 – 82.39 2012 – 83.73 2013 – 82.91 2014 – 77.45 2015 – 84.39