Paula Tarvainen, née Huhtaniemi (born 17 February 1973) is a Finnish athlete who specializes in the javelin throw.
Tarvainen was born in Pori. Her personal best was 64.90 metres, achieved in August 2003 in Helsinki. It's the Finnish national record with the new javelin model.
Achievements Representing 2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada13th58.26 m 2002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany10th56.24 m 2003World ChampionshipsParis, France20th55.06 mWorld Athletics FinalMonte Carlo, Monaco 8th2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece28th56.88 m2005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland6th62.64 m2006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden11th55.59 m 2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan 12th
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