Reima Juhani Karppinen (born 27 January 1958) is a retired Finnish rower who specialized in the

double scull A double scull is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars each, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly ...

s. In this event, he won a silver medal at the

1981 World Rowing Championships The 1981 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 30 August to 6 September 1981 at Oberschleißheim outside Munich, West Germany. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table References ...

, together with his legendary brother Pertti. He competed at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics, with other partners, and finished in 8th, 12th and 13th place, respectively.

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1958 births Living people Finnish male rowers Olympic rowers of Finland Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Finland People from Vehmaa Sportspeople from Southwest Finland {{Finland-rowing-bio-stub