Aku Partanen
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 October 1991 Lappeenranta, Finland |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 50km Race Walk |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best |
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Veli-Matti "Aku" Partanen (born 28 October 1991, in
racewalker who competes mostly at the 50 kilometres race walk
. Partanen's club is Lappeenrannan Urheilumiehet.
Partanen competed at the
2014 European Championships, in Zürich, Partanen was 18th. His time was 3:52:58. In 2018, he competed in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 2018 European Athletics Championships held in Berlin, Germany.[3] He did not finish his race.[3] In 2019, he competed in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[4] He did not finish his race.[4]
Partanen's original name was Veli-Matti, but he changed his name to Aku because everyone called him Aku.[citation needed]
In 2021, he represented Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where he finished 9th in the men's 50 kilometres walk and set a season best of 3:52:39.[5]
Records
- 50 kilometres race walk: 3.49.02 (Dudince 2015)[2]
References
- ^ a b "European Athletics - Athlete: Veli-Matti Partanen". european-athletics.
- ^ a b "Veli-Matti PARTANEN | Profile | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org.
- ^ a b "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Men's 50 kilometres walk – Final" (PDF). 2019 World Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Athletics - Final Results". Olympics. Archived from the original on 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
External links
- Aku Partanen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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