Silja Kosonen
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Born | Raisio, Finland[1] | 16 December 2002
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Sport | Athletics |
Silja Kosonen (born 16 December 2002) is a Finnish hammer thrower. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] She won the World U20 Championship in Hammer Throw held in Nairobi, Kenya.
Competition record
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2019 | European Youth Olympic Festival | Baku, Azerbaijan | ![]() |
Hammer throw | 72.35 m |
2021 | European U20 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | ![]() |
Hammer throw | 71.06 m |
Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 14th (q) | Hammer throw | 70.49 m | |
World U20 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | ![]() |
Hammer throw | 71.64 m | |
2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 7th | Hammer throw | 70.81 m |
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 5th | Hammer throw | 69.45 m | |
2023 | European U23 Championships | Espoo, Finland | 1st | Hammer throw | 73.71 m |
World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | Hammer throw | 73.89 m | |
2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 4th | Hammer throw | 72.06 m |
Olympic Games | Paris, France | 5th | Hammer throw | 74.04 m |
References
[edit]- ^ "Raisiolainen Silja Kosonen on vuoden nuori urheilija". Rannikkoseutu (in Finnish). 14 January 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Silja Kosonen". Olympics.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
Categories:
- 2002 births
- Living people
- People from Raisio
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Finnish female hammer throwers
- Olympic athletes for Finland
- Sportspeople from Southwest Finland
- 21st-century Finnish women
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games
- European Games bronze medalists for Finland
- European Games medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Finnish athletics biography stubs