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Toni Keränen

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Toni Keränen
Personal information
Full nameToni Tuomas Keränen
Nationality Finland
Born16 June 1998 (26 years, 186 days old)[1]
Home townLiminka, Finland[1]
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight85 kg (187 lb)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
EventJavelin throw
ClubLimingan Niittomiehet [d][1]
Coached byPetteri Piironen [fi]
Jorma Markus [fi]
Timo Keränen [fi]
Hannu Kangas [fi]
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal best(s)
82.89m (2022)

JT (700g):
83.29m NYR (2015)
Updated on 15 January 2024

Toni Tuomas Keränen (born 16 June 1998) is a Finnish javelin thrower. He is two-time Finnish Athletics Championships medallist, the Finnish national record holder in the U18 javelin throw, and he has represented Finland at the World Athletics Championships and other international competitions.

Biography

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Keränen won the under-18 Finnish national championship in 2015 with a result of 81.39 m,[2] which was nearly three meters better than the winning result of the same year's under-18 World Championships.[3] In August 2015, Keränen threw a new Finnish record for his age group of 83.29 m in his hometown.[4] He placed tenth at the Grosseto under-20 European Championships in 2017. Keränen won the silver medal at the 2018 Finnish Athletics Championships with a result of 78.86 m.[5]

Keränen's first global championship was at the Eugene World Championships in 2022. In the qualification, he threw 78.52 m, which was not far enough to advance to the finals.[6] He won silver the same year at the Finnish Athletics Championships and was eliminated in qualification at the Munich European Championships with a result of 71.24 m.[5]

Keränen has also played competitive pesäpallo (Finnish baseball) and competed in other athletics events, winning youth national championships in the long jump, 100 metres, and pentathlon.[4]

Since fall 2021, Keränen has been coached by Petteri Piironen [fi].[7] Previously, he was coached by Jorma Markus [fi], Timo Keränen [fi] and Hannu Kangas [fi].[5]

Statistics

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Best performances

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Event Mark Place Competition Venue Date Ref
Javelin throw 82.89 m 1st place, gold medalist(s) Finnish: Valkean Kaupungin Kisat Oulu, Finland 26 June 2022 [1]
Javelin throw (700 g) 83.29 m NU18R 1st place, gold medalist(s) Liminka, Finland 19 August 2015 [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Toni Keränen at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. ^ "The future of athletics in Kalajoki and Oulu". SUL. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Toni Keränen threw farther than the world champion". Yleisurheilu.fi (in Finnish). 21 July 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "17-year-old broke Teemu Wirkkala's javelin SE!". Yleisurheilu.fi (in Finnish). 20 August 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Toni Keränen at Tilastopaja (in Finnish) (registration required)
  6. ^ "Helander and Etelätalo continue in Eugene's javelin MM-final – Liminka's Toni Keränen fell far from the qualification mark" (in Finnish).
  7. ^ "Keränen seeks development from Piironen's coaching group – Koski-Vähälä returned to Marttila's coaching". Yleisurheilu.fi (in Finnish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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