Suvi Koskinen
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| Nationality | Finnish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 April 1997 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Hammer throw | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | Hanmer: 71.10m (2023) | ||||||||||||||
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Suvi Koskinen (born 24 April 1997) is a Finnish hammer thrower. She had competed for Finland and multiple major championships, including the 2024 Olympic Games.[1]
Career
[edit]She was a bronze medalist in the hammer throw at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland with a best distance of 62.49 metres.[2][3] In 2020, she increased her personal best to 67.69 metres.[4] In August 2020, she finished third at the Finnish Athletics Championships with a throw of 65.17 metres.[5]
In July 2021, she finished third at the Finnish Athletics Championships with a throw of 68.03 metres.[6] She competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, the women's hammer where a throw of 67.98 metres was enough for a 23rd place finish.[7] She competed at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, throwing 70.81 metres but not qualifying for the final.[8] In June 2023 in Kuortane, she threw a personal best hammer throw of 71.10 metres, this throw moved her into third place on Finland's all-time list behind Silja Kosonen and Krista Tervo.[9][10] In July 2023, she finished runner-up to Silja Kosonen at the Finnish Athletics Championships with a throw of 71.09 metres.[11]
She competed at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in the hammer throw, where she managed a distance of 70.94 metres without progressing to the final.[12] In June 2024, she finished runner-up to Silja Kosonen at the Finnish Athletics Championships with a throw of 68.61 metres.[13] She competed at the 2024 Olympics Games in Paris, however she expressed disappointment with her performance in throwing 67.90 metres which was not enough to make the final.[14][15]
Personal life
[edit]She is from the Ostrobothnia region.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Suvi Koskinen". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Moukarin thrower Suvi Koskinen radiated in a spectacular beach photo - "You are fiery"". suomiurheilu.com. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Women's hammer throw". World Athletics. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Koskinen spun a great record improvement on Kaustinen – Liipola won the men's race". yleisureheilu.fr. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Finnish Championships". World Athletics. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "Finnish Championships". World Athletics. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "Kosonen was jubilant about the final place: "Now there's already quite a winning feeling"". Yleiserluði.fi. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Hammer throw women". World Athletics. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "The Finnish athlete completely broke down in the middle of the interview: "Life doesn't always go as you wish"". is.fi. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Samuelsson stunned by the audience's reaction - see all the twists and turns of Kuortane's record-breaking night". yle.fi. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "Finnish Championships". World Athletics. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "Women Hammer Throw Results - European Athletics Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Finnish Championships". World Athletics. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "Finland's Olympic team is ready - a total of 57 athletes will travel to Paris". olympiakomitea.fi. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "A Finnish woman broke down in tears: "Life doesn't always go as you wish"". iltalehti.fi. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "recommendations from hammer thrower Suvi Koskinen". rimitagreen. 20 Oct 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
