Juha Väätäinen
Juha Väätäinen (born 12 July 1941) is a Finnish former athlete. He is the winner of the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter gold medals at the 1971 European Championships, held in Helsinki. He was the eldest of the successful Finnish runners, the others being Lasse Virén, Pekka Vasala, Tapio Kantanen, Martti Vainio, and Kaarlo Maaninka, who came into the limelight in the 1970s. He served as a Member of the Finnish Parliament for Helsinki, representing the Finns Party between 2011 and 2015.
Juha Väätäinen in 2011. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Juha Väätäinen |
| Full name | Toivo Juha Väätäinen |
| Nickname(s) | Juha the Cruel Julma-Juha in Finnish |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Born | 12 July 1941 Oulu, Finland |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb) |
| Website | www.juhavaatainen.info |
| Sport | |
| Country | Finland |
| Sport | Running |
| Event | Long-distance |
| Club | Haapaveden Urheilijat 1958-67 Oulun NMKY:n Urheilijat 1968-72 |
| Coached by | Paavo Meskus 1963-68 |
| Retired | 1972 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 1972: 5000 m 13th |
| Regional finals | 1971: 5000 m 1st 1971: 10,000 m 1st |
| Highest world ranking | 5000 m: 1st (1971) 10,000 m: 1st (1971) |
| Personal best(s) | 200 m: 22.1 (1967) 400 m: 48.9 (1967) 800 m: 1:48.4 (1967) 1500 m: 3:43.7 (1968) Mile: 4:04.6 (1966) 3000 m: 7:53.4 (1972) 2 Miles: 8:33.0 (1971) 5000 m: 13:28.4 (1972) 10,000 m: 27:52.78 (1971) |
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