Tiina Piia Susanna Kankaanpää (born August 16, 1976 in
Seinäjoki
Seinäjoki (; "Wall River"; , formerly ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of South Ostrobothnia. Seinäjoki is located in the western interior of the country and along the Seinäjoki (river), River Seinäjoki. The population of Sein ...
) is a retired female
discus throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...
er from
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
. She set her personal best (61.04 metres) on July 11, 1999 at a meet in
Jalasjärvi
Jalasjärvi is a List of former municipalities of Finland, former municipality of Finland. It was merged to the town of Kurikka on 1 January 2016.
It is located in the provinces of Finland, province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern ...
.
Achievements
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1976 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Seinäjoki
Athletes from South Ostrobothnia
Finnish female discus throwers
Finnish Athletics Championships winners
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