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Juha Tiainen

1955 - 2003

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Juha Tiainen (December 5, 1955 in Uukuniemi – April 27, 2003 in Lappeenranta) was a hammer thrower from Finland who won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The same year he achieved his personal best throw, 81.52 metres. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Juha Tiainen is the 1,803rd most popular athlete (up from 2,282nd in 2019), the 393rd most popular biography from Finland (up from 457th in 2019) and the 75th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Juha Tiainen ranks 1,803 out of 6,025. Before him are Michael Wheeler, Lucinda Williams, Óscar Cristi, Liu Hong, Fred Børre Lundberg, and Karlo Stipanić. After him are Roberto Larraz, Yury Zaitsev, Birutė Kalėdienė, Otto Nilsson, Uli Vos, and Henry Proctor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Juha Tiainen ranks 440. Before him are Patrick Achi, Ole von Beust, Michael Steele, Matthias Herget, Butch Vig, and Yitang Zhang. After him are Joanna Hoffman, Paulina Chiziane, Geoffrey Hull, Guillermo Navarro, Jan Poortvliet, and Zdravko Zovko. Among people deceased in 2003, Juha Tiainen ranks 313. Before him are Janice Rule, Daijiro Kato, José Manuel Pesudo, Lawrence H. Aller, Vasile Deheleanu, and Bhisham Sahni. After him are Jeannette Campbell, Grigory Mkrtychan, Bill Bright, Pierre Blondiaux, Suzy Parker, and Mirza Tahir Ahmad.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Juha Tiainen ranks 393 out of 751. Before him are Rauno Miettinen (1949), Juice Leskinen (1950), Ilkka Kanerva (1948), Tiina Lillak (1961), Aulis Rytkönen (1929), and Antti Kalliomäki (1947). After him are Martti Nieminen (1891), Jari Puikkonen (1959), Kalle Jalkanen (1907), Juhani Suutarinen (1943), Arvi Pohjanpää (1887), and Fredi (1942).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Juha Tiainen ranks 75. Before him are Eero Kolehmainen (1918), Toimi Alatalo (1929), Kaarlo Tuominen (1908), Arvo Viitanen (1924), Jalmari Eskola (1886), and Tiina Lillak (1961). After him are Kalle Jalkanen (1907), Juhani Suutarinen (1943), Kalevi Hämäläinen (1932), Kauko Hänninen (1930), Harry Siljander (1922), and Kalevi Oikarainen (1936).

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