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Juha Tiainen, 47, Finnish hammer thrower and Olympic champion (1980, 1984, 1988), pneumonia.
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|Juha Tiainen (December 5, 1955 in Uukuniemi – April 27, 2003 in Lappeenranta) was a hammer thrower from Finland who won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The same year he achieved his personal best throw, 81.52 metres.
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