Veli-Pekka Kokkonen (born 19 July 1966 in
Kerava
Kerava (; sv, Kervo) is a town and municipality within the Uusimaa region of Finland. The municipalities of Vantaa, Sipoo and Tuusula are adjacent to Kerava, which is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area.
The town has a population of () an ...
) is a retired
Finnish high jump
The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...
er. He became
Finnish champion in 1988.
His personal best jump was 2.23 metres (7' 3"), achieved in June 1992 in
Tuusula.
References
1966 births
Finnish male high jumpers
Living people
People from Kerava
Sportspeople from Uusimaa
20th-century Finnish people
Finnish Athletics Championships winners
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