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'''Veli-Matti "Aku" Partanen''' (born 28 October 1991, in [[Lappeenranta]]) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[race walking|racewalker]] who competes mostly at the [[50 kilometres race walk]]. Partanen's club is Lappeenrannan Urheilumiehet.
'''Veli-Matti "Aku" Partanen''' (born 28 October 1991, in [[Lappeenranta]]) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[race walking|racewalker]] who competes mostly at the [[50 kilometres race walk]]. Partanen's club is Lappeenrannan Urheilumiehet.


Partanen competed at the [[2013 World Championships in Athletics|2013 World Championships]] in [[Moscow]], where he was 41st at 50 kilometres.<ref name="iaaf" /> At the [[2014 European Championships in Athletics|2014 European Championships]], in [[Zürich]], Partanen was 18th. His time was 3.52.58. In 2018, he competed in the [[2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk|men's 50 kilometres walk]] at the [[2018 European Athletics Championships]] held in Berlin, Germany.<ref name="men_50km_walk_european_athletics_championships_2018">{{Cite web |url=http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM095101_C73K.pdf |title=Final results |access-date=11 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808172157/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM095101_C73K.pdf |archive-date=8 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He did not finish his race.<ref name="men_50km_walk_european_athletics_championships_2018"/> In 2019, he competed in the [[2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk|men's 50 kilometres walk]] at the [[2019 World Athletics Championships]] held in Doha, Qatar.<ref name="men_50km_walk_final_world_athletics_championships_2019">{{Cite web|title=Men's 50 kilometres walk – Final|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-50KR-M-f----.RS6.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724170347/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-50KR-M-f----.RS6.pdf|archive-date=24 July 2020|access-date=24 July 2020|website=2019 World Athletics Championships}}</ref> He did not finish his race.<ref name="men_50km_walk_final_world_athletics_championships_2019"/>
Partanen competed at the [[2013 World Championships in Athletics|2013 World Championships]] in [[Moscow]], where he was 41st at 50 kilometres.<ref name="iaaf" /> At the [[2014 European Championships in Athletics|2014 European Championships]], in [[Zürich]], Partanen was 18th. His time was 3:52:58. In 2018, he competed in the [[2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk|men's 50 kilometres walk]] at the [[2018 European Athletics Championships]] held in Berlin, Germany.<ref name="men_50km_walk_european_athletics_championships_2018">{{Cite web |url=http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM095101_C73K.pdf |title=Final results |access-date=11 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808172157/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM095101_C73K.pdf |archive-date=8 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He did not finish his race.<ref name="men_50km_walk_european_athletics_championships_2018"/> In 2019, he competed in the [[2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk|men's 50 kilometres walk]] at the [[2019 World Athletics Championships]] held in Doha, Qatar.<ref name="men_50km_walk_final_world_athletics_championships_2019">{{Cite web|title=Men's 50 kilometres walk – Final|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-50KR-M-f----.RS6.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724170347/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-50KR-M-f----.RS6.pdf|archive-date=24 July 2020|access-date=24 July 2020|website=2019 World Athletics Championships}}</ref> He did not finish his race.<ref name="men_50km_walk_final_world_athletics_championships_2019"/>


Partanen's original name was Veli-Matti, but he changed his name to Aku because everyone called him Aku.{{citationeeded|date=December 2018}}
Partanen's original name was Veli-Matti, but he changed his name to Aku because everyone called him Aku.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}

In 2021, he represented Finland at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]], where he finished 9th in the [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk|men's 50 kilometres walk]] and set a season best of 3:52:39.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Athletics - Final Results|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-50km-race-walk-fnl-000100-.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-08-07|website=Olympics|language=en-us|archive-date=2021-07-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722145536/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-50km-race-walk-fnl-000100-.htm}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 11:55, 2 June 2023

Aku Partanen
Personal information
Born (1991-10-28) 28 October 1991 (age 32)
Lappeenranta, Finland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight55 kg (121 lb)[1]
Sport
Country Finland
SportAthletics
Event50km Race Walk
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • 20 km: 1:21:26 (2023)

Veli-Matti "Aku" Partanen (born 28 October 1991, in Lappeenranta) is a Finnish racewalker who competes mostly at the 50 kilometres race walk. Partanen's club is Lappeenrannan Urheilumiehet.

Partanen competed at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, where he was 41st at 50 kilometres.[2] At the 2014 European Championships, in Zürich, Partanen was 18th. His time was 3:52:58. In 2018, he competed in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 2018 European Athletics Championships held in Berlin, Germany.[3] He did not finish his race.[3] In 2019, he competed in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[4] He did not finish his race.[4]

Partanen's original name was Veli-Matti, but he changed his name to Aku because everyone called him Aku.[citation needed]

In 2021, he represented Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where he finished 9th in the men's 50 kilometres walk and set a season best of 3:52:39.[5]

Records[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "European Athletics - Athlete: Veli-Matti Partanen". european-athletics.
  2. ^ a b "Veli-Matti PARTANEN | Profile | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org.
  3. ^ a b "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Men's 50 kilometres walk – Final" (PDF). 2019 World Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Athletics - Final Results". Olympics. Archived from the original on 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2021-08-07.

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