Väinö Kuisma
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Väinö Kuisma (7 August 1934 – 18 February 2015) was a Finnish
athlete An athlete is most commonly a person who competes in one or more sports involving physical strength, speed, power, or endurance. Sometimes, the word "athlete" is used to refer specifically to sport of athletics competitors, i.e. including track ...
. He competed in the men's javelin throw at the
1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...
. Kuisma finished second behind Michel Macquet in the javelin throw event at the British 1961 AAA Championships.


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1934 births 2015 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Finnish male javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Finland Athletes from Saint Petersburg Finnish Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub