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Full name | Kimmo Paavali Kinnunen | |||||||||||||||
Nationality | Finnish | |||||||||||||||
Born |
Äänekoski, Finland |
31 March 1968 |||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||
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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.