About Jorma Kinnunen
Lived 1941 – 2019 (aged 77). Jorma Kinnunen was a Finnish javelin thrower and athletics competitor.
Jorma Vilho Paavali Kinnunen (15 December 1941 – 25 July 2019) was an athlete from Finland who competed mainly in the javelin throw and participated at three Olympic Games.
Biography Kinnunen was born in Pihtipudas and attended his first Olympic Games in Tokyo during 1964.
Kinnunen won the British AAA Championships title in the javelin throw event at the 1966 AAA Championships.
He competed for Finland in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the javelin throw where he won the silver medal and on 18 June 1969 Kinnunen threw a world record 92.70m in javelin at Tampere stadium, Finland.
Kinnunen died after a long illness on 25 July 2019, aged 77.
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Who was Jorma Kinnunen?
Finnish athletics competitor (1941–2019)
When was Jorma Kinnunen born?
Jorma Kinnunen was born on 15 December 1941 in Pihtipudas.
When did Jorma Kinnunen die?
Jorma Kinnunen died on 25 July 2019 in Äänekoski.
What was Jorma Kinnunen's occupation?
Jorma Kinnunen was a javelin thrower and athletics competitor.
What nationality was Jorma Kinnunen?
Jorma Kinnunen was Finnish.
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