Silja Kosonen (born 16 December 2002) is a Finnish

hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...

er. She competed in the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

. She won the World U20 Championship in Hammer Throw held in

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2002 births Living people People from Raisio Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Finnish female hammer throwers Olympic athletes for Finland Athletes from Southwest Finland 21st-century Finnish sportswomen 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 {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub