Aki Parviainen

Aki Uolevi Parviainen (born 26 October 1974 in Helsinki) is a Finnish Javelin thrower, who won the gold medal at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics and a silver medal at the 2001 World Championships. His best throw is 93.09 in 1999, good for second place on the all-time list, behind only Jan Železný. His best Olympic placing is 5th in 2000. In the spring of 2006, Parviainen announced his retirement due to injuries.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Finland
1992	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	1st	76.34 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	9th	79.58 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	8th	82.80 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	9th	82.30 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	1st	89.52 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	2nd	91.31 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	8th	78.92 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	5th	83.05 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	9th	74.86 m

Seasonal bests by year

• 1990 - 63.50
• 1991 - 79.96
• 1992 - 80.94
• 1993 - 69.94
• 1994 - 78.76
• 1995 - 85.60
• 1996 - 84.96
• 1997 - 87.48
• 1998 - 90.88
• 1999 - 93.09
• 2000 - 90.97
• 2001 - 92.41
• 2002 - 82.48
• 2003 - 83.30
• 2004 - 79.32
• 2005 - 83.79