Jukka Keskisalo
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| Full name | Jukka Pekka Sakari Keskisalo | ||||||
| Nationality | Finnish | ||||||
| Born |
27 March 1981 Varkaus, Finland |
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| Residence | Joensuu, Finland | ||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb; 10.4 st) | ||||||
| Website | www.jukkakeskisalo.fi | ||||||
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| Country |
 Finland
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| Sport | Running | ||||||
| Event(s) | 3000 m steeplechase | ||||||
| Club | Joensuun Kataja | ||||||
| Coached by |
Tommy Ekblom 2001-08 Risto Ulmala 2009 Ismo Hämäläinen 2009- |
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| Achievements and titles | |||||||
| World finals |
2003: 3000 m st 9th 2005: 3000 m st 7h2 2009: 3000 m st 8th |
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| Regional finals |
2006: 3000 m st 
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| National finals |
2008: 3000 m st 2009: 1500 m
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| Olympic finals | 2008: 3000m st DNS | ||||||
| Personal best(s) | 1500 m: 3:38.90 (2009) 3000 m: 7:49.05 (2009) 5000 m: 13:39.81 (2009) 10,000 m: 29:07.66 (2009) 3000 m st: 8:10.67 (2009, NR) |
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Jukka Pekka Sakari Keskisalo (born March 27, 1981) is a Finnish athlete competing in 3000 m steeplechase and 1500 m. He won the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg and was also an Olympian in 2012.
Born in Varkaus, Pohjois-Savo, Keskisalo took a medal in the junior race at the Nordic Cross Country Championships, winning the bronze in 2000.
Keskisalo finished ninth at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris with his then personal best 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 the 2006 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.
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 Finnish Sportspersonality of the year, ahead of Tanja Poutiainen and Tero Pitkämäki.
In 2007 Keskisalo suffered from injuries again. In 2008 he competed for a place in and was selected for the Olympics, however he injured just a few days before his event and was not able to compete. Later in the autumn it was announced that Risto Ulmala would replace Tommy Ekblom as his coach.
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