Ari Huumonen (March 5, 1956 – May 20, 2013) was a

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

er from

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

, best known for finishing in fourth place at the inaugural 1983 World Championships. He won the Finnish national championship in the discus three times (1983, 1985 and 1987).

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1983 Year Ranking
1956 births 2013 deaths Finnish male discus throwers Place of birth missing 21st-century Finnish people Finnish Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub