Sini Tuuli Susanne Latvala (née Pöyry, born 3 February 1980 in

Kankaanpää Kankaanpää () is a List of cities and towns in Finland, town and Municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. Kankaanpää was founded in 1865, became a township in 1967 and finally a town in 1972. It is located in the crossroads of Häm ...

) is a retired female

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 from

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. Her personal best throw is 69.16 metres, achieved in July 2004 in

Kaustinen Kaustinen () is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population about 4300 and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Halsua, ...

. She was nicknamed "Sintsa".

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1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Kankaanpää Finnish female hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland Athletes from Satakunta Finnish Athletics Championships winners 21st-century Finnish sportswomen {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub