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{{Short description|Finnish javelin thrower (born 1968)}}
{{Infobox athlete
| name = Kimmo Kinnunen
| image =
| fullname = Kimmo Paavali Kinnunen
| nationality = Finnish
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|03|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Äänekoski]], [[Finland]]
| height = {{height|m=1.87|precision=0}}
| weight = {{convert|99|kg|lb}}
| country = {{flagcountry|FIN}}
| sport = [[Track and field]]
| event = [[Javelin throw]]
| pb = 90.82&nbsp;m (1991)
| medaltemplates={{Medal|Sport | Men's [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]}}
{{Medal|Country | {{FIN}} }}
{{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1991 World Championships in Athletics|1991 Tokyo]] | [[1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw|Javelin]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics|1993 Stuttgart]] | [[1993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw|Javelin]]}}
}}

'''Kimmo Paavali Kinnunen''' (born 31 March 1968) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] former [[javelin throw]]er. He won gold at the [[1991 World Championships in Athletics|1991 World Championships]] in [[Tokyo]] and silver at the [[1993 World Championships in Athletics|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 [[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw|1996 Summer Olympics]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]]. His personal best is 90.82 from the 1991 World Championships.

Kimmo Kinnunen is son of javelin thrower [[Jorma Kinnunen]].

==International competitions==
{| {{AchievementTable}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{FIN}}
|-
|1986
|[[1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|5th
|70.96 m
|-
|1988
|[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw|Olympic Games]]
|[[Seoul, South Korea]]
|10th
|78.04 m
|-
|1990 
|[[1990 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw|European Championships]]
|[[Split (city)|Split]], SFR Yugoslavia
|8th
|79.00 m
|-
|1991
|[[1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw|World Championships]] 
|[[Tokyo, Japan]]
|bgcolor="gold"  | 1st
|'''90.82 m'''
|-
|1992
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw|Olympic Games]]
|[[Barcelona, Spain]]
|4th
|82.62 m 
|-
|1993
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw|World Championships]] 
|[[Stuttgart, Germany]]
|bgcolor="silver"  | 2nd
|84.78 m
|-
|1996
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw|Olympic Games]]
|[[Atlanta, Georgia]], United States
|7th
|84.02 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

==References==
*{{World Athletics}}

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[[Category:1968 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Äänekoski]]
[[Category:Finnish male javelin throwers]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Finland]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Finland]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships medalists]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships winners]]
[[Category:Athletes from Central Finland]]
[[Category:20th-century Finnish sportsmen]]
[[Category:21st-century Finnish people]]


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