Jorma Kinnunen
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Jorma Kinnunen is a former athlete from Finland
who competed mainly in the 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.
Kinnunen is father of Kimmo Kinnunen
, world champion of javelin throw.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
who competed mainly in the javelin throw.
He competed for Finland in the 1968 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 36 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 12 for women. There were a total number of 1031 participating athletes from 93 countries....
held in Mexico City
Mexico City
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, Mexico
Mexico
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in the javelin throw where he won the silver medal.
Kinnunen is father of Kimmo Kinnunen
Kimmo Kinnunen
Kimmo Kinnunen is a former Finnish javelin thrower. He won gold at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo and silver at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart....
, world champion of javelin throw.