Kimmo Kinnunen

Kimmo Kinnunen

Personal information
Full name	Kimmo Paavali Kinnunen
Nationality	Finnish
Born	(1968-03-31) 31 March 1968 (age 56) Äänekoski, Finland
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	99 kg (218 lb)
Sport
Country	Finland
Sport	Track and field
Event	Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best	90.82 m (1991)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Finland World Championships 1991 Tokyo Javelin 1993 Stuttgart Javelin

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.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Finland
1986	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	5th	70.96 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	10th	78.04 m
1990	European Championships	Split, SFR 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

• 1986 - 71.72
• 1987 - 72.94
• 1988 - 80.24
• 1989 - 83.10
• 1990 - 81.46
• 1991 - 90.82
• 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
• 2003 - 74.54

• Kimmo Kinnunen at World Athletics

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