Jenni Kangas
Appearance
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Jenni Pirita Susanna Kangas | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Finnish | ||||||||||||||
Born | Seinäjoki, Finland | 3 July 1992||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Country | Finland | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
Personal best | 60.98 m (2017) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jenni Pirita Susanna Kangas (born 3 July 1992) is a Finnish track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw.[1] In 2016, she finished ninth at the European Championships. In 2017, she won bronze at the Summer Universiade, throwing a personal best 60.98 m. She is coached by her father, retired javelin thrower Hannu Kangas.
International competitions
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Finland | |||||
2009 | World Youth Championships | Brixen, Italy | 18th (q) | Javelin throw | 45.00 m |
European Youth Olympic Festival | Tampere, Finland | 8th | Javelin throw | 44.95 m | |
2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 9th | Javelin throw | 50.93 m |
2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 4th | Javelin throw | 54.11 m |
2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 8th | Javelin throw | 53.92 m |
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 9th | Javelin throw | 59.41 m |
2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 3rd | Javelin throw | 60.98 m |
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 12th | Javelin throw | 54.92 m |
Personal bests
[edit]Event | Record | Venue | Date |
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Javelin throw | 60.98 m | Taipei | 25 August 2017 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Jenni Kangas". IAAF. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
External links
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Categories:
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Finnish female javelin throwers
- Sportspeople from Seinäjoki
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Finland
- Competitors at the 2015 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- 21st-century Finnish sportswomen
- Finnish athletics biography stubs