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.
International competitions Representing 1986World Junior ChampionshipsAthens, Greece5th70.96 m1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea10th78.04 m1990 European ChampionshipsSplit, SFR Yugoslavia8th79.00 m1991World Championships Tokyo, Japan 1st90.82 m1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain4th82.62 m 1993World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 2nd84.78 m1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, Georgia, United States7th84.02 m
Seasonal bests by year 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
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