Hatava came 8th in the 1998 World Junior Championships, and represented Finland in the European Championships in 2000 and 2002. In 2002 Hatava took a break from active sport to pursue his personal career in banking. He returned to archery in the summer of 2007, coming third in the 2007 Finnish Championships.[2]
In 2008 Hatava finished second in the final Olympic qualification tournament held in Boé, France. Thus Hatava guaranteed a place for Finland at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.[3] He made his olympic debut finishing 58th on ranking round. In elimination rounds he first won Simon Terry of Great Britain but then lost to Cheng Chu Sian of Malaysia.
Personal recordsedit
FITA 144 arrows: 1322
72 arrows, 70 metres: 660
12 arrows final: 111
Referencesedit
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April 15, 2024
matti, hatava, born, march, 1981, lappeenranta, finnish, archer, lives, tampere, represents, archery, club, tampereen, jousiampujat, personal, informationborn, 1981, march, 1981, lappeenranta, finlandheight177, weight80, sportcountry, finlandclubtampereen, jou. Matti Hatava born March 10 1981 Lappeenranta is a Finnish archer who lives in Tampere and represents archery club Tampereen Jousiampujat Matti HatavaPersonal informationBorn 1981 03 10 March 10 1981 age 43 Lappeenranta FinlandHeight177 cm 5 ft 10 in Weight80 kg 180 lb SportCountry FinlandClubTampereen JousiampujatAchievements and titlesHighest world ranking340 1 Updated on August 13 2008 Hatava came 8th in the 1998 World Junior Championships and represented Finland in the European Championships in 2000 and 2002 In 2002 Hatava took a break from active sport to pursue his personal career in banking He returned to archery in the summer of 2007 coming third in the 2007 Finnish Championships 2 In 2008 Hatava finished second in the final Olympic qualification tournament held in Boe France Thus Hatava guaranteed a place for Finland at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing 3 He made his olympic debut finishing 58th on ranking round In elimination rounds he first won Simon Terry of Great Britain but then lost to Cheng Chu Sian of Malaysia Personal records editFITA 144 arrows 1322 72 arrows 70 metres 660 12 arrows final 111References edit FITA Web Site Management Screens Archived from the original on 2011 07 20 Retrieved 2008 08 13 Finnish team in Beijing 2008 Archery Archived from the original on 2010 01 14 Retrieved 2008 08 13 Final ten archers selected for Beijing 2008 Archived from the original on 2008 08 08 Retrieved 2008 08 13 External links editAthlete biography page at the official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matti Hatava amp oldid 1158176341, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
