Joona Puhakka

{{short description|Finnish diver}}

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| club = Arizona State Sun Devils

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|6|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kerava, Finland

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{{MedalCountry | {{FIN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalBronze| 2003 Barcelona | 1 m springboard}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalGold| 2004 Madrid | 1 m springboard}}

{{MedalGold| 2006 Budapest | 1 m springboard}}

{{MedalSilver| 2004 Madrid | 3 m springboard}}

{{MedalSilver| 2008 Eindhoven | 1 m springboard}}

{{MedalBronze| 2000 Helsinki | 1 m springboard}}

{{MedalBronze| 2006 Budapest | 3 m springboard}}

{{MedalBronze| 2008 Eindhoven | 3 m springboard}}

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Joona Tapio Puhakka (born 23 June 1982) is a diver from Finland, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country: Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, and Beijing in 2008. He won the bronze medal in the men's 1-meter springboard at the 2003 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain.

While competing for Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, he won four NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) championships - two on the 1-meter springboard, and two on the 3-meter springboard. Joona attended Arizona State from August 2002 until his graduation in May 2006.

Puhakka changed over from swimming to diving.

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