Seppo Henrik Räty (born 27 April 1962) is a retired Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He was a World Champion, having won gold in 1987. He was also an Olympic medalist (silver in 1992, bronze in 1988 and 1996). He was nicknamed Tohmajärven karhu ("The Bear of Tohmajärvi") and Tohmajärven tykki ("The Cannon of Tohmajärvi").
His personal best throw of 96.96 m, set in 1991, was one of his two world records with the "new javelin" at the time, however this throw was made using a "Nemeth" javelin that was banned by the IAAF later that year. All records made using this javelin were retrospectively deleted as from 20.9.1991 but remain ratified world records recognised by the IAAF. His best throw with the current javelin is 90.60 m, achieved in 1992.
While in the process of winning the 1987 World Championships, Räty was the subject of an often repeated video of failure. Räty tripped on the runway, his javelin throw sticking in the runway about 30 cm short of the foul line. While an embarrassing throw for negative gain, in fact since he had not crossed the line it did not even count as a foul.[1]
After retiring, Räty became a coach. He currently mentors another javelin thrower from Northern Karelia, Oona Sormunen.
Seasonal bests by yearedit
1986 - 81.72
1987 - 83.54
1988 - 83.26
1989 - 83.92
1990 - 86.92
1991 - 96.96 (modified javelin)
1992 - 90.60
1993 - 85.68
1994 - 85.22
1995 - 87.68
1996 - 86.98
1997 - 82.22
1998 - 75.14
1999 - 79.47
Referencesedit
^"Seppo Räty makes stumble & great recovery and becomes WORLD CHAMPION". YouTube.
seppo, räty, seppo, henrik, räty, born, april, 1962, retired, finnish, track, field, athlete, competed, javelin, throw, world, champion, having, gold, 1987, also, olympic, medalist, silver, 1992, bronze, 1988, 1996, nicknamed, tohmajärven, karhu, bear, tohmajä. Seppo Henrik Raty born 27 April 1962 is a retired Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw He was a World Champion having won gold in 1987 He was also an Olympic medalist silver in 1992 bronze in 1988 and 1996 He was nicknamed Tohmajarven karhu The Bear of Tohmajarvi and Tohmajarven tykki The Cannon of Tohmajarvi Seppo RatyPersonal informationFull nameSeppo Henrik RatyNickname s Tohmajarven karhuTohmajarven tykkiNationalityFinnishBorn 1962 04 27 27 April 1962 age 61 Helsinki FinlandYears active1987 1997Height1 89 m 6 ft 2 in Weight102 kg 225 lb SportCountry Finland 1987 1997 SportTrack and fieldEventJavelin throwAchievements and titlesOlympic finals1988 Seoul Javelin throw Bronze1992 Barcelona Javelin throw Silver1996 Atlanta Javelin throw BronzeWorld finals1987 Rome Javelin throw Gold1991 Tokyo Javelin throw SilverPersonal best90 60 m 1992 Medal record Men s AthleticsRepresenting FinlandOlympic Games1992 Barcelona Javelin1988 Seoul Javelin1996 Atlanta JavelinWorld Championships1987 Rome Javelin1991 Tokyo JavelinEuropean Athletics Championships1994 Helsinki JavelinHis personal best throw of 96 96 m set in 1991 was one of his two world records with the new javelin at the time however this throw was made using a Nemeth javelin that was banned by the IAAF later that year All records made using this javelin were retrospectively deleted as from 20 9 1991 but remain ratified world records recognised by the IAAF His best throw with the current javelin is 90 60 m achieved in 1992 While in the process of winning the 1987 World Championships Raty was the subject of an often repeated video of failure Raty tripped on the runway his javelin throw sticking in the runway about 30 cm short of the foul line While an embarrassing throw for negative gain in fact since he had not crossed the line it did not even count as a foul 1 After retiring Raty became a coach He currently mentors another javelin thrower from Northern Karelia Oona Sormunen Seasonal bests by year edit1986 81 72 1987 83 54 1988 83 26 1989 83 92 1990 86 92 1991 96 96 modified javelin 1992 90 60 1993 85 68 1994 85 22 1995 87 68 1996 86 98 1997 82 22 1998 75 14 1999 79 47References edit Seppo Raty makes stumble amp great recovery and becomes WORLD CHAMPION YouTube External links editSeppo Raty at World Athletics nbsp Seppo Raty at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to Finnish athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Seppo Raty amp oldid 1195106160, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
