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'''Matti Niemi''' (born 15 November 1976) is a retired [[Finland|Finnish]] athlete who specialized in the [[110 metres hurdles]].
He was born in [[Padasjoki]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} He competed at the World Championships in [[1999 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 110 metre hurdles|1999]], [[2003 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 110 metre hurdles|2003]] and [[2005 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 110 metres Hurdles|2005]], as well as the [[2002 European Championships in Athletics|2002 European Championships]] and the [[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2003 World Indoor Championships]] without reaching the final round.<ref name=bio>{{
He became Finnish champion in 1999 and 2003, rivalling with [[Jarno Jokihaara]] and [[Marko Ritola]].<ref name=finn>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/fin.htm|title=Finnish Championships|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=2 March 2009}}</ref> He also became indoor champion in 2003.<ref name=finnindoor>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/fini.htm|title=Finnish Indoor Championships|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=2 March 2009}}</ref>
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