Arto Bryggare
Arto Kalervo Bryggare (born May 26, 1958 in Kouvola ) is a former Finnish athlete and Olympian.
General
Arto Bryggare was one of the best 110-meter hurdlers in Europe for a decade . He was Finnish champion on his special track from 1977 to 1987 and then again in 1992. His greatest success was the silver medal in 1983 in 13.46 s at the home world championships in Helsinki . From 1995 to 1999 and 2003 to 2007 Arto Bryggare was a member of the Finnish Parliament for the Social Democratic Party of Finland . In January 2019, Bryggare married the former German athlete Heike Drechsler , with whom he has been in a relationship since 2016.
More Achievements
Olympic games
Arto Bryggare took part in the Olympic Games three times:
- 1980 : 6th place in 13.76 s
- 1984 : 3rd place in 13.40 s
- In 1992 he retired in advance.
European championships
Arto Bryggare won three medals at European Open Air Championships:
Success in the hall
Arto Bryggare won five medals at the European Indoor Championships in the 60-meter hurdles and in 1981 in the 50-meter hurdles:
- 1977 3rd place in 7.79 s
- 1979 2nd place in 7.67 s
- 1981 1st place in 6.47 s
- 1983 2nd place in 7.60 s
- 1987 1st place in 7.59 s
In 1987 he finished 5th in 7.68 s at the World Indoor Championships.
Web links
- Arto Bryggare in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Heike Drechsler marries the Finnish ex-athlete Arto Bryggare. In: rp-online.de. May 24, 2019, accessed August 12, 2019 .
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SURNAME | Bryggare, Arto |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bryggare, Arto Kalervo (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish athlete and politician, member of the Reichstag |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1958 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kouvola , Finland |