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Arsi Harju

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Arsi Harju is the 3,268th most popular athlete (up from 3,495th in 2024), the 549th most popular biography from Finland (up from 584th in 2019) and the 98th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Arsi Harju ranks 3,268 out of 6,025. Before him are Lesley Thompson, Melaine Walker, Bogdan Musioł, Brenda Taylor, Joel Sánchez, and Kathrin Haacker. After him are Peter Hochschorner, Detlef Hofmann, Maria Cioncan, Alexander Yegorov, Maikro Romero, and Eric Lamaze.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Arsi Harju ranks 688. Before him are Anne Marivin, Markus Zberg, Tamara Rojo, Yuan Hua, Henning Fritz, and Gábor Babos. After him are Géza Imre, Lulzim Basha, Diego Gutiérrez, Ivri Lider, Baitullah Mehsud, and Kaori Mizuhashi.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Arsi Harju ranks 549 out of 751. Before him are Erna Siikavirta (1977), Gary Sundgren (1967), Minna Aaltonen (1966), Harri Koskela (1965), Harri Eloranta (1963), and Vicky Rosti (1958). After him are Petri Lindroos (1980), Mikko Franck (1979), Mika Kallio (1982), Kimmo Timonen (1975), Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (1970), and Aki Parviainen (1974).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Arsi Harju ranks 98. Before him are Voitto Hellsten (1932), Tapio Korjus (1961), Tero Pitkämäki (1982), Tapio Sipilä (1958), Heli Rantanen (1970), and Harri Eloranta (1963). After him are Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (1970), Aki Parviainen (1974), Mikko Kolehmainen (1964), Janne Lahtela (1974), Ismo Falck (1966), and Jyrki Järvi (1966).

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