Jarmo Kärnä
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Jarmo Kalevi Kärnä (born 4 August 1958 in Valtimo) is a retired Finnish
long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...
er, best known for his bronze medal at the 1992 European Indoor Championships. His personal best was 8.16 metres, achieved in June 1989 in Riga. This mark tied (with Rainer Stenius) for the Finnish record until 2005, when it was eclipsed in the qualification round of the World Championships long jump by
Tommi Evilä Jaakko Tommi Kristian Evilä (born 6 April 1980 in Tampere) is a Finland, Finnish former long jumper. He gained fame following his surprise bronze in the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, 2005 Helsinki World Championships, which was Fi ...
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* * 1958 births Living people People from Valtimo Finnish male long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland Sportspeople from North Karelia Finnish Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub