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Aki Parviainen

1974 - Today

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Aki Uolevi Parviainen (born 26 October 1974) is a retired Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He won the gold medal at the 1999 World Championships and the silver medal at the 2001 World Championships. His best throw of 93.09 m, set in 1999, is the Finnish record and ranks him fourth on the overall list. His best Olympic placing was fifth, which he achieved in 2000. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Aki Parviainen is the 3,390th most popular athlete (down from 3,020th in 2024), the 558th most popular biography from Finland (down from 538th in 2019) and the 100th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Aki Parviainen ranks 722. Before him are Sergei Gonchar, Daisuke Kishio, Martin Gerber, Sergey Pogorelov, Sendhil Ramamurthy, and Ágnes Osztolykán. After him are Sagid Murtazaliev, Ruslan Nigmatullin, Wangay Dorji, Nami Otake, Mitsutoshi Tsushima, and Denis Pankratov.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Aki Parviainen ranks 558 out of 751. Before him are Arsi Harju (1974), Petri Lindroos (1980), Mikko Franck (1979), Mika Kallio (1982), Kimmo Timonen (1975), and Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (1970). After him are Mikko Kolehmainen (1964), Joonas Suotamo (1986), Mikko Leppilampi (1978), Jouko Salomäki (1962), Valtteri Filppula (1984), and Pekka Rinne (1982).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Aki Parviainen ranks 100. Before him are Tero Pitkämäki (1982), Tapio Sipilä (1958), Heli Rantanen (1970), Harri Eloranta (1963), Arsi Harju (1974), and Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (1970). After him are Mikko Kolehmainen (1964), Janne Lahtela (1974), Ismo Falck (1966), Jyrki Järvi (1966), Jari Lipponen (1972), and Kimmo Kinnunen (1968).

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