Kimmo Pallonen (born 17 January 1959 in

Jyväskylän maalaiskunta Jyväskylän maalaiskunta ( sv, Jyväskylä landskommun), 'The Rural Municipality of Jyväskylä' is a List of former municipalities of Finland, former municipality of Finland. Together with Korpilahti, Jyväskylän maalaiskunta was consolidated ...

) is a retired male

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

er from

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

. His personal best jump was 5.56 metres, achieved in July 1982 in

Raahe Raahe (; sv, Brahestad; ) is a town and municipality of Finland. Founded by Swedish statesman and Governor General of Finland Count Per Brahe the Younger in 1649, it is one of 10 historic wooden towns (or town centers) remaining in Finland. Examp ...

. He became Finnish champion in 1979, 1981, 1984 and 1985.Finnish Championships
- GBR Athletics

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1959 births Living people Sportspeople from Jyväskylä Finnish male pole vaulters Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland 20th-century Finnish people Finnish Athletics Championships winners {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub