Toni Keränen
 Keränen at the 2018 Finnish Athletics Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Toni Tuomas Keränen |
| Nationality |  Finland |
| Born | 16 June 1998 (26 years, 167 days old)[1] |
| Home town | Liminka, Finland[1] |
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Javelin throw |
| Club | Limingan Niittomiehet[1] |
| Coached by | Petteri Piironen Jorma Markus Timo Keränen Hannu Kangas |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals |
|
| Personal best(s) | JT: 82.89m (2022) JT (700g): 83.29m NYR (2015) |
| Updated on 15 January 2024 | |
Toni Tuomas Keränen (born 16 June 1998) is a Finnish javelin thrower. He is two-time Finnish Athletics Championships medallist, the Finnish national record holder in the U18 javelin throw, and he has represented Finland at the World Athletics Championships and other international competitions.
Biography
[edit]Keränen won the under-18 Finnish national championship in 2015 with a result of 81.39 m,[2] which was nearly three meters better than the winning result of the same year's under-18 World Championships.[3] In August 2015, Keränen threw a new Finnish record for his age group of 83.29 m in his hometown.[4] He placed tenth at the Grosseto under-20 European Championships in 2017. Keränen won the silver medal at the 2018 Finnish Athletics Championships with a result of 78.86 m.[5]
Keränen's first global championship was at the Eugene World Championships in 2022. In the qualification, he threw 78.52 m, which was not far enough to advance to the finals.[6] He won silver the same year at the Finnish Athletics Championships and was eliminated in qualification at the Munich European Championships with a result of 71.24 m.[5]
Keränen has also played competitive pesäpallo (Finnish baseball) and competed in other athletics events, winning youth national championships in the long jump, 100 metres, and pentathlon.[4]
Since fall 2021, Keränen has been coached by Petteri Piironen.[7] Previously, he was coached by Jorma Markus, Timo Keränen and Hannu Kangas.[5]
Statistics
[edit]Best performances
[edit]| Event | Mark | Place | Competition | Venue | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javelin throw | 82.89 m |  |
Finnish: Valkean Kaupungin Kisat | Oulu, Finland | 26 June 2022 | [1] |
| Javelin throw (700 g) | 83.29 m NU18R | |
Liminka, Finland | 19 August 2015 | [1] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Toni Keränen at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ "The future of athletics in Kalajoki and Oulu". SUL. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "Toni Keränen threw farther than the world champion". Yleisurheilu.fi (in Finnish). 21 July 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ a b "17-year-old broke Teemu Wirkkala's javelin SE!". Yleisurheilu.fi (in Finnish). 20 August 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Toni Keränen at Tilastopaja (in Finnish) (registration required)
- ^ "Helander and Etelätalo continue in Eugene's javelin MM-final – Liminka's Toni Keränen fell far from the qualification mark" (in Finnish).
- ^ "Keränen seeks development from Piironen's coaching group – Koski-Vähälä returned to Marttila's coaching". Yleisurheilu.fi (in Finnish). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
