Oliver Helander (born 1 January 1997) is a Finnish track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. He has also played handball. He won the javelin throw Finnish championship in 2018.
He qualified to represent Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
He is the older brother of handball player Benjamin Helander.
Competition record Representing 2013World Youth ChampionshipsDonetsk, Ukraine4th75.36 m2015European Junior ChampionshipsEskilstuna, Sweden7th74.81 m2017European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland7th74.46 m2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany16th (q)76.64 m2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar19th (q)80.36 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan17th (q)78.81 m2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States8th82.24 m2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary7th83.38 m2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy3rd85.75 mOlympic GamesParis, France9th82.68 m2025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan23rd (q)79.75 m2026European ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom15th (q)78.43 m
Seasonal bests by year 2011 - 57.43 m 2014 - 69.04 m 2015 - 76.28 m 2016 - 71.67 m 2017 - 80.25 m 2018 - 88.02 m 2019 - 86.93 m 2021 - 86.13 m 2022 - 89.83 m
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