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Full name | Kimmo Paavali Kinnunen | |||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Finnish | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Äänekoski, Finland | 31 March 1968|||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 99 kg (218 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | |||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | 90.82 m (1991) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kimmo Paavali Kinnunen (born 31 March 1968) is a Finnish former javelin thrower. He won gold at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo and silver at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart.
His other achievements include a 4th-place finish at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and 7th-place finish at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. His personal best is 90.82 from the 1991 World Championships.
Kimmo Kinnunen is son of javelin thrower Jorma Kinnunen.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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1986 | World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 5th | 70.96 m | |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 10th | 78.04 m | |
1990 | European Championships | Split, SFR Yugoslavia | 8th | 79.00 m | |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | 90.82 m | |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 4th | 82.62 m | |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 2nd | 84.78 m | |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | 7th | 84.02 m |
Seasonal bests by year
- 1986 - 71.72
- 1987 - 72.94
- 1988 - 80.24
- 1989 - 83.10
- 1990 - 81.46
- 1991 - 90.82
- 1992 - 83.42
- 1993 - 84.78
- 1994 - 79.34
- 1995 - 82.64
- 1996 - 85.32
- 1997 - 82.48
- 1998 - 84.23
- 1999 - 85.96
- 2000 - 81.41
- 2001 - 81.35
- 2002 - 80.39
- 2003 - 74.54
References