Teemu Wirkkala

File:Teemu Wirkkala Osaka07.jpg

Teemu Sakari Wirkkala (born 14 January 1984 in Kokkola) is a Finnish javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 87.23 metres, achieved in July 2009 in Joensuu.

Achievements

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2001 \| World Youth Championships \| Debrecen, Hungary \| 7th \| Javelin (700 g) \| 70.98 m
2002 \| World Junior Championships \| Kingston, Jamaica \| 7th \| Javelin \| 70.98 m
2003 \| European Junior Championships \| Tampere, Finland \| bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \| Javelin \| 79.90 m
2005 \| European U23 Championships \| Erfurt, Germany \| 6th \| Javelin \| 74.97 m
2006 \| European Championships \| Gothenburg, Sweden \| 13th (q) \| Javelin \| 79.05 m
rowspan=2 \| 2007 \| World Championships \| Osaka, Japan \| 12th \| Javelin \| 78.01 m
World Athletics Final \| Stuttgart, Germany \| 4th \| Javelin \| 80.20 m
2008 \| Olympic Games \| Beijing, PR China \| 5th \| Javelin \| 83.46 m
rowspan=3 \| 2009 \| Finnish Championships \| Espoo, Finland \| bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \| Javelin \| 85.84 m
World Championships \| Berlin, Germany \| 9th \| Javelin \| 79.82 m
World Athletics Final \| Thessaloniki, Greece \| 6th \| Javelin \| 80.50 m
2010 \| European Championships \| Barcelona, Spain \| 5th \| Javelin \| 81.76 m
2012 \| European Championships \| Helsinki, Finland \| – \| Javelin \| NM
2013 \| World Championships \| Moscow, Russia \| 17th (q) \| Javelin \| 79.50 m

colspan="6" | Representing {{FIN}}

2001

| World Youth Championships

| Debrecen, Hungary

| 7th

| Javelin (700 g)

| 70.98 m

2002

| World Junior Championships

| Kingston, Jamaica

| 7th

| Javelin