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{{Short description|Finnish hammer thrower (1955–2003)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
|name = Juha Tiainen
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|nationality = Finnish
|birth_date = {{birth date|1955|12|5}}
|birth_place = [[Uukuniemi]], [[Finland]]
|death_date = {{death_date and age|2003|4|27|1955|12|5}}
|death_place = [[Lappeenranta]], [[Finland]]
|height = {{height|m=1.83}}
|weight = {{convert|108|kg|lb|0}}
|country = {{FIN}}
|sport = [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]
|event = Hammer throw
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|pb = 81.52 m (1984)
|show-medals = no
|medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry |{{flag|Finland}} }}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[athletics (sport)|Athletics]] }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles]] |[[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|Hammer throw]]}}
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'''Juha Tiainen''' (December 5, 1955 in [[Uukuniemi]] – April 27, 2003 in [[Lappeenranta]]) was a [[hammer throw]]er from [[Finland]] who won the gold medal at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]]. The same year he achieved his personal best throw, 81.52 metres.

==Achievements==
{| {{AchievementTable}}
|-
!colspan="5"|Representing {{FIN}}
|-
|1982
|[[1982 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]] 
|[[Athens, Greece]]
|12th
|[[1982 European Championships in Athletics – Men's Hammer|72.12 m]]
|-
|1983
|[[1983 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] 
|[[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]
|9th
|[[1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|75.60 m]]  
|-
|1984
|[[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Los Angeles, California]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|[[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|78.08 m]]
|-
|1986
|[[1986 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]] 
|[[Stuttgart]], [[West Germany]]
|18th
|[[1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw|71.16 m]]
|-
|1987
|[[1987 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] 
|[[Rome, Italy]]
|13th
|[[1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Hammer|75.10 m]] 
|-
|1988
|[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Seoul, South Korea]]
|16th
|[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|73.24 m]] 
|-
|1990
|[[1990 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]]
|[[Split (city)|Split]], [[Yugoslavia]]
| 9th
|[[1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Hammer|73.70 m]]
|}

==External links==
*{{World Athletics||name=Juha Tiainen}}

{{Footer Olympic Champions Hammer Throw Men}}

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[[Category:1955 births]]
[[Category:2003 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Parikkala]]
[[Category:Finnish male hammer throwers]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Finland]]
[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Finland]]
[[Category:Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes from South Karelia]]
[[Category:Finnish Athletics Championships winners]]
[[Category:20th-century Finnish sportsmen]]


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