Conny Karlsson (born 30 December 1975 in

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) is a 195-cm tall former Finnish

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ter, who competed for Pargas IF. His personal best in the men's shot put currently stands at 20.78 m, which he put on 4 August 2001 in the

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. He was coached by Robert Malmberg. Karlsson has six medals from the Finnish Championships, three of which are gold. In 2006, he placed second in the Finnish Championships, but was later on awarded the gold medal when the winner,

Ville Tiisanoja Ville Johannes Tiisanoja (born 24 December 1975 in Vantaa, Finland) is a 192-cm (6' 4") tall Finnish shot putter who weighs 119 kg (260 lbs) and competes for Kenttäurheilijat-58 in Vantaa. His personal best in the men's shot put curren ...

, was caught

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and stripped of his gold medal. Karlsson was the 18th member to be inducted into the 20 meter club after he successfully putted the shot 20.45 m in a competition on 31 May 2001 in

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. He had to end his career early 2007 due to

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Achievements

External links

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Conny Karlsson's own website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Karlsson, Conny 1975 births Living people Swedish-speaking Finns People from Kimitoön Finnish male shot putters Sportspeople from Southwest Finland