Mikaela Johanna Emilia Ingberg (born 29 July 1974 in Vaasa ) is a female javelin thrower from Finland . Her personal best throw is 64.03 metres, achieved in September 2000 in Berlin . She was nicknamed "Mikke" during her career.
Mikaela Ingberg (1998)
Her achievements include bronze medals at the 1995 World Championships , 1998 and 2002 European Championships . She has been coached by Tapio Korjus .
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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing Finland
1993
European Junior Championships
Donostia , Spain
1st
56.64 m
1994
European Championships
Helsinki , Finland
16th (q)
54.26 m
1995
World Championships
Gothenburg , Sweden
3rd
65.16 m [1]
1996
Olympic Games
Atlanta, United States
7th
61.52 m [2]
1997
World Championships
Athens , Greece
4th
66.00 m [3]
1998
European Championships
Budapest , Hungary
3rd
64.92 m [4]
World Cup
Johannesburg , South Africa
3rd
64.24 m [5]
1999
World Championships
Seville , Spain
9th
60.48 m
2000
Olympic Games
Sydney , Australia
9th
58.56 m
IAAF Grand Prix Final
Doha , Qatar
7th
62.57 m
2001
World Championships
Edmonton , Canada
6th
61.94 m
2002
European Championships
Munich , Germany
3rd
63.50 m
World Cup
Madrid , Spain
3rd
60.08 m [5]
IAAF Grand Prix Final
Paris , France
2nd
62.34 m
2003
World Championships
Paris, France
4th
62.20 m
World Athletics Final
Monte Carlo , Monaco
5th
61.29 m
2004
Olympic Games
Athens , Greece
13th (q)
60.80 m
2005
World Championships
Helsinki , Finland
9th
57.54 m
2006
European Championships
Gothenburg , Sweden
10th
56.70 m
2008
Olympic Games
Beijing , China
17th (q)
58.82 m
2009
Finnish Championships
Espoo , Finland
1st
57.87 m
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