- Jukka Keskisalo
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- bgcolor="#ccccc" align=center! colspan="3" | EAA European ChampionshipsJukka Pekka Sakari Keskisalo (bornMarch 27 ,1981 ) is a Finnish athlete competing in 3000 m steeplechase and 1500 m. He was born inVarkaus .Keskisalo finished ninth at the
2003 World Championships in Athletics inParis with his record time, 8:17.72. The next two seasons were hampered by injuries, but he made a strong comeback in 2006 by taking surprise gold at the2006 European Championships in Athletics . He ran a tactical race, taking advantage of a slow early pace and staying at the rear of the field until the last 500 metres, when he sprinted and overtook the other competitors one by one. [cite web | title=Jukka Keskisalo storms to surprise European gold in 3000 metres steeplechase | work=Helsingin Sanomat | url=http://www.hs.fi/english/article/FRIDAY+NIGHT+Jukka+Keskisalo+storms+to+surprise+European+gold+in+3000+metres+steeplechase+/1135221025556 | accessdate=2007-01-22]Less than a week after the European Championships, Keskisalo placed fourth at the Golden League meet in Zürich with his new record time 8:16.74. Later, Keskisalo was voted Finland's Sports Personality of the Year, ahead of
Tanja Poutiainen andTero Pitkämäki . [cite web | title=European Champion Jukka Keskisalo chosen Sports Personality of the Year | work=Helsingin Sanomat | url=http://www.hs.fi/english/article/European+Champion+Jukka+Keskisalo+chosen+Sports+Personality+of+the+Year/1135223835073 | accessdate=2007-01-22]References
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