Kimmo Kinnunen | |
Fullname: | Kimmo Paavali Kinnunen |
Nationality: | Finnish |
Birth Date: | 31 March 1968 |
Birth Place: | Äänekoski, Finland |
Weight: | 99kg (218lb) |
Country: | |
Sport: | Track and field |
Event: | Javelin throw |
Pb: | 90.82 m (1991) |
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.
Representing | |||||
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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 | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | 90.82 m | ||
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 4th | 82.62 m | |
1993 | Stuttgart, Germany | 2nd | 84.78 m | ||
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | 7th | 84.02 m |