Oliver Helander

Oliver Helander
Oliver Helander (2018)
Full name	Oliver Helander
nation	Finland
birthday	1st January 1997 (age 23)
place of birth	Raseborg , Finland
size	195 cm
Weight	82 kg
Career
discipline	Javelin throw
Best performance	88.02 m
Trainer	IF Raseborg
status	active
last change: April 12, 2020

Oliver Helander (born January 1, 1997 in Raseborg ) is a Finnish athlete who specializes in throwing a javelin .

Athletic career

Oliver Helander comes from Raseborg in southern Finland, where he competes for the local athletics club, IF Raseborg. His father is the former handball player and record player in the Finnish league, Jan Helander . Like his father, Helander played handball for a long time, including for Finland's U18 team. While he mainly trains the javelin in the summer, he plays handball in the winter months.

In 2011 he first competed in a javelin throw. Two years later he competed at the U18 World Championships in Donetsk. He moved into the final, in which he finished fourth with 75.36 m. In 2014 he took second place with the spear at the Finnish U18 championships and was also third in the high jump and fifth with the discus. In 2015 he competed at the U20 European Championships in Eskilstuna. In the final he finished seventh with 74.81 m. In 2016 he competed for the first time in the Finnish Adult Championships, where he finished tenth.

In 2017 Helander started at the U20 European Championships in Bydgoszcz. In the final he reached 74.46 m, with which he finished seventh. In July 2018, Helander set his best performance of 88.02 m in a competition in his home country. In the same month he became Finnish champion. A month later he came in the qualification of the European Championships in Berlin only on 76.64 m and was eliminated in the qualification. At the 2019 World Championships in Doha, he finished 19th with 80.36 m.

Major competitions

year	event	place	space	discipline	Expanse
Starts for Finland
2013	U18 world championships	Donetsk	4th	Javelin throw (700 g)	75.36 m
2015	U20 European Championships	Eskilstuna	7th	Javelin throw	74.81 m
2017	U23 European Championships	Bydgoszcz	7th	Javelin throw	74.46 m
2018	European championships	Berlin	16.	Javelin throw	76.64 m
2019	World championships	Doha	19th	Javelin throw	80.36 m

Performance development

• 2011: 57.43 m
• 2014: 69.04 m
• 2015: 76.28 m
• 2017: 80.25 m
• 2018: 88.02 m

Web links

• Oliver Helander in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Oliver Helander in the database of European Athletics (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Oliver Helander osaa heittää ( Finnish ) June 28, 2013. Accessed April 12, 2020.