Kimmo Kinnunen

Kimmo Kinnunen
Personal information
Full name	Kimmo Paavali Kinnunen
Nationality	Finnish
Born	31 March 1968 (age 53); Äänekoski, Finland
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	99 kg (218 lb)
Sport
Country	Finland
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	90.82 m (1991)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Finland
World Championships

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
Representing Finland
1986	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	5th	70.96 m
1990	European Championships	Split, FR 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 (modified javelin)
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

References[]

Kimmo Kinnunen at World Athletics

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