Jussi Sakari Heikkilä is a Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 400 metre hurdler. His personal best is 49.39 seconds, achieved in May 2008 in Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...

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He competed at the European Championships in 2002 and at the World Championships in 2009

2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles

The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 15, 16 and 18 August.The United States hurdling team was by far the strongest entered by any country, comprising defending champion Kerron Clement, two-time Olympic champion Angelo Taylor,...

 without reaching the final.

He has studied in the United States

United States

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 for a long time and he was fourth at the NCAA Championships in 2008.

Achievements

Representing
2009	Finnish Championships 2009 Finnish Athletics Championships The 2009 Finnish Athletics Championships were held in the Leppävaaran stadion in Espoo from July 31 to August 2, 2009. The event served as a qualification tournament for the 2009 World Championships staged from August 15 to August 23, 2009 in Berlin, Germany....	Espoo, Finland	1st	50.84 s