Jorma Kinnunen
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1968 Mexico City | Javelin throw |
Jorma Vilho Paavali Kinnunen (15 December 1941 – 25 July 2019) was an athlete from Finland who competed mainly in the javelin throw. He was born in Pihtipudas.
He competed for Finland in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the javelin throw where he won the silver medal.
On 18 June 1969 Kinnunen threw a world record 92,70m in javelin at Tampere stadium, Finland.
Kinnunen was the father of Kimmo Kinnunen, a world champion javelin thrower. He also had a daughter, Sanna Kinnunen, and another son, Jarkko Kinnunen, who died on 23 February 2019.[1]
Kinnunen died after a long illness on 25 July 2019, aged 77.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "ÄK: Keihäänheittäjä Jarkko Kinnunen, 48, on kuollut" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 2019-02-23. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
- ^ "Keihäänheiton maailmanennätysmies Jorma Kinnunen on kuollut 77-vuotiaana" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
External links
[edit]- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jorma Kinnunen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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- 1941 births
- 2019 deaths
- People from Pihtipudas
- Finnish male javelin throwers
- Olympic silver medalists for Finland
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Finland
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Sportspeople from Central Finland
- 20th-century Finnish people
- 21st-century Finnish people
- Finnish Athletics Championships winners