Antero Paljakka

Antero Paljakka (born 1 August 1969) is a retired Finnish athlete who specialised in the shot put.^[2] He represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1993 World Championships.

Antero Paljakka

Personal information
Born	(1969-08-01) 1 August 1969 (age 56) Sippola, Finland
Height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight	117 kg (258 lb)–125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Shot put
Club	Myllykosken Kilpa-Veikot

His personal bests in the event are 19.84 metres outdoors (Töysä 1993) and 18.23 metres indoors (Genoa 1992).^[3]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Finland
1991	Universiade	Sheffield, United Kingdom	7th	Shot put	17.73 m
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	11th	Shot put	18.23 m
	All-Africa Games	Barcelona, Spain	20th (q)	Shot put	18.42 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	14th (q)	Shot put	19.31 m
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	22nd (q)	Shot put	18.00 m