Veijo Erkki Vannesluoma (born 29 July 1958 in

Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...

) is a retired Finnish

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a #bar, bar. Pole jumping was already practiced by the ...

er. He finished fourteenth at the 1983 World Championships. He became Finnish champion in 1983. His personal best jump was , achieved in July 1983 in

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.World men's all-time best pole vault (last updated 2001
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1958 births Living people Finnish male pole vaulters Athletes from Helsinki Finnish Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub