Jenni Kangas

Jenni Kangas
Personal information
Full name Jenni Pirita Susanna Kangas
Nationality Finnish
Born (1992-07-03) 3 July 1992
Seinäjoki, Finland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country  Finland
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 60.98 m (2017)

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

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
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

EventRecordVenueDate
Javelin throw60.98 mTaipei25 August 2017

References

  1. "Jenni Kangas". IAAF. Retrieved 9 July 2016.


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