Heli Rantanen
Olympic athlete
1970 –
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Who is Heli Rantanen?
Heli Rantanen is a Finnish javelin thrower, who won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She won with a throw of 67.94 meters, more than two meters ahead of the silver medalist, Louise McPaul of Australia.
Rantanen was the first Nordic woman to become an Olympic champion in athletics.
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