Background
He was born in Virrat and represented the club Virtain Urheilijat.
He was born in Virrat and represented the club Virtain Urheilijat.
He competed at the 2000 Olympic Games and the 2001 World Championships without reaching the final. This is a tied Finnish record.
He won the bronze medal at the 1994 World Junior Championships and finished eighth at the 1996 European Indoor Championships. He became Finnish champion in 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2003, and Finnish indoor champion in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2002. His personal best jump is 2.31 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Vitasaari.