Reima Karppinen
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| Born | 27 January 1958 (age 63) Vehmaa, Finland | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 88–90 kg (194–198 lb) | ||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||
| Club | Nesteen Soutajat, Naantali | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Reima Juhani Karppinen (born 27 January 1958) is a retired Finnish rower who specialized in the double sculls. In this event, he won a silver medal at the 1981 World Rowing Championships, together with his legendary brother Pertti.[1] He competed at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics, with other partners, and finished in 8th, 12th and 13th place, respectively.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Doppelzweier – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Double Sculls – Men] (in German). Sport-Komplett.de. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Reima Karppinen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Reima Karppinen at World Rowing (archived)
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