Heikki Vääräniemi Explained

Heikki Tapio Vääräniemi (born 21 December 1969, in Oulu) is a retired Finnish pole vaulter, who is nicknamed Väärä.

He finished eighth at the 1998 European Championships.^[1]

His personal best jump was 5.77m (18.93feet), achieved in August 1996 in Helsinki. The Finnish record currently belongs to Jani Lehtonen with 5.82m (19.09feet).^[2]

References

• Heikki Vääräniemi . https://web.archive.org/web/20110519161755/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/heikki-vaaraniemi-1.html . 2011-05-19 . dead.

1. http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/stats_athletics/european/1998_m.asp 1998 European Championships, men's results
2. http://www.athlerecords.net/Records/EUROPE/PLEINAIR/FIN.htm Finnish athletics records