Full name Mikko Johannes Halvari Name Mikko Halvari Nationality Finland Height 1.83 m | Sport Athletics Weight 93 kg Coached by Jussi Valimaki Events Decathlon | |
Born 4 March 1983 (age 41) ( 1983-03-04 ) Porvoo, Finland Club Tuusulanjarven Urheilijat (FIN) Personal best(s) Decathlon: 7,736 points (2010) | ||
Mikko Johannes Halvari (born March 4, 1983 in Porvoo) is a Finnish decathlete. He won a bronze medal for his category at the 2002 IAAF World Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, with a solid score of 7,587 points. He is also a full-time member of Tuusulanjärven Urheilijat, a local track and field club in Tuusula, and is coached and trained by Jussi Välimäki.
At age twenty-five, Halvari made his official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in men's decathlon. During the event, he set a personal best of 1.93 metres in the high jump; however, he failed to clear a height in the pole vault, which cost him a chance for a medal. In the end, Halvari finished only in twenty-sixth place, with a total score of 6,486 points.