Esa Utriainen
Esa Markku Juhani Utriainen (born 20 November 1953) is a Finnish former javelin thrower. He was Finnish champion in 1979 and placed 12th in the 1983 World Championships in Athletics. He remains active in the sport as a coach.
Biography
Utriainen was born in Virtasalmi (now part of Pieksämäki) on 20 November 1953.[1] He was a finalist at the Finnish championships in 1977 and 1978 before winning in 1979; his winning throw, 90.94 m, remained his personal best.[1] Track & Field News ranked him in the world's top 10 twice (in 1979 and 1981), with a peak ranking of No. 7 in the latter year.[2] In 1983 he represented Finland at the inaugural World Championships in Helsinki; he qualified for the twelve-man final, but placed last in it.[3] After his athletic career he became a coach, originally in Finland; later, he coached the national javelin teams of South Korea and Britain.[4] In 2015 he became the coach of Qatar's javelin team.[4] His daughter Sanni Utriainen, also coached by her father, won the World Junior Championship in 2010.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Esa Utriainen at Tilastopaja (in Finnish) (registration required)
- ↑ "World Rankings — Men's Javelin" (PDF). Track & Field News. Retrieved 10 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Pekola, Tapio; et al. (1983). Yleisurheilun MM-kisakirja Helsinki '83 (in Finnish). Juoksija. ISBN 951-9465-05-7.
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