Väinö Kuisma
Väinö Kuisma (born August 7, 1934 in Vuoksenranta, today Osjorskoje , Wyborgski rajon , † February 18, 2015 in Kouvola ) was a Finnish javelin thrower .
At the European Athletics Championships in Stockholm in 1958 he was fifth and fourth at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.
In 1962 he was tenth at the European Championships in Belgrade and sixth at the 1966 European Championships in Budapest .
In 1958 and 1960 he was Finnish champion. His personal best of 85.04 m he set on October 3, 1965 in Turku .
Web links
- Väinö Kuisma in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Väinö Kuisma in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kuisma, Väinö |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish javelin thrower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vuoksenranta, today Osjorskoje , Vyborgski rajon |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 2015 |
| Place of death | Kouvola |