Veli-Pekka Kokkonen
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Veli-Pekka Kokkonen is a retired Finnish
high jump
er. He became Finnish champion in 1988. His personal best jump was 2.23 metres (7' 3"), achieved in June 1992 in Tuusula
.
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...
high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
er. He became Finnish champion in 1988. His personal best jump was 2.23 metres (7' 3"), achieved in June 1992 in Tuusula
Tuusula
Tuusula is a municipality of Finland. It belongs to the Helsinki sub-region of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of .-Geography:...
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