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Finnish archer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Matti Hatava (born March 10, 1981, Lappeenranta) is a Finnish archer who lives in Tampere and represents archery club Tampereen Jousiampujat.
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Born | Lappeenranta, Finland | March 10, 1981
Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 80 kg (180 lb) |
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Country | ![]() |
Club | Tampereen Jousiampujat |
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Highest world ranking | 340[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 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.