ATHLETE
Tero Pitkämäki
1982 - Today

Tero Pitkämäki
Tero Kristian Pitkämäki (born 19 December 1982) is a Finnish retired track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He is a World Champion, having won gold in 2007. His personal best throw of 91.53 m, set in 2005, ranks him eleventh on the overall list. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Tero Pitkämäki is the 2,757th most popular athlete (down from 2,419th in 2024), the 504th most popular biography from Finland (down from 474th in 2019) and the 94th most popular Finnish Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Tero Pitkämäki ranks 2,757 out of 6,025. Before him are Vasyl Arkhypenko, Tapio Korjus, Mark McKoy, Daniel Martínez, Robert Wangila, and Wanda Panfil. After him are Donald Thomas, Abdi Bile, Tapio Sipilä, Naoko Takahashi, Yaroslav Rybakov, and Karsten Schmeling.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVasyl Arkhypenko
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 2,751
Tapio Korjus
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 2,752
Mark McKoy
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 2,753
Daniel Martínez
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 2,754
Robert Wangila
1967 - 1994
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 2,755
Wanda Panfil
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 2,756
Tero Pitkämäki
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 2,757
Donald Thomas
1984 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 2,758
Abdi Bile
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 2,759
Tapio Sipilä
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 2,760
Naoko Takahashi
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 2,761
Yaroslav Rybakov
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 2,762
Karsten Schmeling
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 2,763
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1982, Tero Pitkämäki ranks 366. Before him are Roger Guerreiro, Billie Piper, Matt Dallas, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Julen Aguinagalde, and Heidi Løke. After him are Kim Dong-jin, Julián Estiven Vélez, Tuncay Şanlı, Beau Garrett, Nádson Rodrigues de Souza, and Lynndie England.
Others Born in 1982
Go to all RankingsRoger Guerreiro
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 360
Billie Piper
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 361
Matt Dallas
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 362
Birgitte Hjort Sørensen
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 363
Julen Aguinagalde
HANDBALL PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 364
Heidi Løke
HANDBALL PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 365
Tero Pitkämäki
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 366
Kim Dong-jin
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 367
Julián Estiven Vélez
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 368
Tuncay Şanlı
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 369
Beau Garrett
MODEL
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 370
Nádson Rodrigues de Souza
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 371
Lynndie England
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 372
In Finland
Among people born in Finland, Tero Pitkämäki ranks 504 out of 751. Before him are Voitto Hellsten (1932), Toni Gardemeister (1975), Aki Karvonen (1957), Asko Parpola (1941), Tim Sparv (1987), and Tapio Korjus (1961). After him are Tapio Sipilä (1958), Joonas Kolkka (1974), Kaija Kärkinen (1962), Tomas Sandström (1964), Tanja Poutiainen (1980), and Jere Lehtinen (1973).
Others born in Finland
Go to all RankingsVoitto Hellsten
ATHLETE
1932 - 1998
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 498
Toni Gardemeister
RACING DRIVER
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 499
Aki Karvonen
SKIER
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 500
Asko Parpola
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 501
Tim Sparv
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 502
Tapio Korjus
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 503
Tero Pitkämäki
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 504
Tapio Sipilä
ATHLETE
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 505
Joonas Kolkka
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 506
Kaija Kärkinen
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 507
Tomas Sandström
HOCKEY PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 508
Tanja Poutiainen
SKIER
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 509
Jere Lehtinen
HOCKEY PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 510
Among ATHLETES In Finland
Among athletes born in Finland, Tero Pitkämäki ranks 94. Before him are Toimi Pitkänen (1928), Tapio Kantanen (1949), Hannu Siitonen (1949), Seppo Räty (1962), Voitto Hellsten (1932), and Tapio Korjus (1961). After him are Tapio Sipilä (1958), Heli Rantanen (1970), Harri Eloranta (1963), Arsi Harju (1974), Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (1970), and Aki Parviainen (1974).
Toimi Pitkänen
1928 - 2016
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 88
Tapio Kantanen
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 89
Hannu Siitonen
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 90
Seppo Räty
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 91
Voitto Hellsten
1932 - 1998
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 92
Tapio Korjus
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 93
Tero Pitkämäki
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 94
Tapio Sipilä
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 95
Heli Rantanen
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 96
Harri Eloranta
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 97
Arsi Harju
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 98
Satu Mäkelä-Nummela
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 99
Aki Parviainen
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 100











































