Heli Orvokki Rantanen (born 26 February 1970) is a retired Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. She won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, setting a new personal best of 67.94 in the first round. She is the first Nordic woman to become an Olympic Champion in athletics.
Achievements Representing 1990European Championships Split, Yugoslavia19th54.02 m 1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain6th62.34 m1993World Championships Stuttgart, Germany11th53.14 m 1995World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden4th65.04 m 1996Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 1st67.94 m1997World Championships Athens, Greece10th62.64 m 1998European Championships Budapest, Hungary5th62.34 m
References Sporting-heroes.net
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