Kaisa Parviainen
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| Born | 3 December 1914 Muuruvesi, Finland | |||||||||||
| Died | 21 October 2002 (aged 87) Rauma, Finland | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | Javelin throw, discus throw, long jump | |||||||||||
| Club | Varku Urheilijat | |||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | JT – 43.79 m (1948) DT – 38.02 m (1939) LJ – 5.48 m (1948)[1][2] | |||||||||||
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Katri "Kaisa" Vellamo Parviainen (3 December 1914 – 21 October 2002) was a Finnish athlete. She competed in the javelin throw at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1948, finishing 16th in 1952; in 1948 she also placed 13th in the long jump.[1][3]
References
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- ^ a b Kaisa Parviainen. sports-reference.com
- ^ Kaisa Parviainen. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Commire, Anne, ed. (2002). "Parviainen, Katri (1914—)". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Waterford, Connecticut: Yorkin Publications. ISBN 0-7876-4074-3. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016.
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