Aulis Juhani Akonniemi (born December 16, 1958) is a retired

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

ter from

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

, born in Soini. He competed for his native country at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

, finishing in 9th place (18.98 metres) in the overall-standings.

References

sports-reference

External links

* 1958 births Living people People from Soini Finnish male shot putters Olympic athletes for Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes from South Ostrobothnia Finnish Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{finland-athletics-bio-stub