Esko Mikkola
Esko Olavi Mikkola (born 14 February 1975 in Tampere) is a Finnish javelin thrower.
He won a silver medal at the
His personal best throw is 84.27 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Nokia.
Javelin throwing is not Mikkola's only claim to fame. His first sport was wrestling, which he did for ten years or more and is now exploring the sport of bobsledding.
Esko was a research assistant at The University of Arizona, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and has published numerous papers in the fields of prognostic cells and radiation effects. As of spring 2008, Mikkola has completed his Ph.D. and has returned to Finland for the summer to concentrate on training for the 2008 Olympics.
Currently, he works as the CEO for the company Alphacore that he founded, located in Phoenix, Arizona. He has received U.S. citizenship.[1]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Finland
| ||||
| 1999 | Universiade | Palma de Mallorca, Spain
|
8th | 75.30 m |
| 2003 | Universiade | Daegu, South Korea
|
2nd | 75.82 m |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece
|
11th | 79.43 m |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland
|
21st (q) | 72.54 m |
Seasonal bests by year
- 1992 - 61.36
- 1993 - 65.72
- 1994 - 73.32
- 1996 - 73.32
- 1997 - 73.34
- 1998 - 81.86
- 1999 - 81.61
- 2000 - 74.06
- 2001 - 82.48
- 2002 - 76.60
- 2003 - 82.02
- 2004 - 84.27
- 2005 - 82.14
- 2006 - 80.05
- 2007 - 82.34
- 2008 - 82.83
- 2009 - 80.08
- 2010 - 74.80
References
Notes
- ^ Salomaa, Tomi (25 August 2020). "Suomalainen olympiakeihäänheittäjä lähti Yhdysvaltoihin, väitteli tohtoriksi ja perusti firman: "NASA:n kanssa on mennyt todella hyvin"". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
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