Heli Rantanen

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Medal record
Women’s Athletics
Competitor for Flag of Finland Finland
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Gold Atlanta 1996 Javelin Throw

Heli Rantanen (born February 26, 1970 in Lammi) is a Finnish javelin thrower, who won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She won with a throw of 67.94 meters, more than two meters ahead of the silver medalist, Louise McPaul of Australia.

Rantanen was the first Nordic woman to become an Olympic champion in athletics.

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Olympic Champions in Women's Javelin Throw
1932: Babe Didrikson • 1936: Tilly Fleischer • 1948: Herma Bauma • 1952: Dana Zátopková • 1956: Inese Jaunzeme • 1960: Elvīra Ozoliņa • 1964: Mihaela Peneş • 1968: Angéla Németh • 1972: Ruth Fuchs • 1976: Ruth Fuchs • 1980: María Colón • 1984: Tessa Sanderson • 1988: Petra Felke • 1992: Silke Renk • 1996: Heli Rantanen • 2000: Trine Hattestad • 2004: Osleidys Menéndez
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