Antti Kalliomäki

Antti Kalliomäki, 2007

Antti Tapani Kalliomäki (born January 8, 1947 in Siikainen ) is a former Finnish pole vaulter and politician .

In 1972 he won bronze at the European Indoor Athletics Championships and was eliminated from qualification at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. In 1974 he won silver at the European Indoor Championships and was fourth at the European Championships in Rome . A gold medal at the 1975 European Indoor Championships was followed by silver at the 1976 European Indoor Championships, the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, the 1977 European Indoor Championships and the 1978 European Championships in Prague. At the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, he did not get beyond the preliminary round.

He set his personal best of 5.66 m on July 13, 1980 in Raahe . Eight times he was Finnish outdoor champion (1971-1975, 1977, 1978, 1982) and six times indoors.

From 1983 to 2011 he was a member of the Finnish Parliament for the Social Democratic Party (SDP). From 1995 to 1999 he was Minister of Industry and Trade, from 2003 to 2005 Minister of Finance and from 2005 to 2007 Minister of Education.

Web links

Antti Kalliomäki in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Footnotes

^ Gbrathletics: Finnish Championships
^ Gbrathletics: Finnish Indoor Championships

personal data
SURNAME	Kalliomäki, Antti
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kalliomäki, Antti Tapani (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Finnish pole vaulter and politician, member of the Reichstag
DATE OF BIRTH	January 8, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH	Siikainen

[1] Gbrathletics: Finnish Championships

[2] Gbrathletics: Finnish Indoor Championships