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.
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1968 Mexico City | Javelin throw |
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.