Toni Keränen

Toni Keränen
Keränen at the 2018 Finnish Athletics Championships
Personal information
Full nameToni Tuomas Keränen
Nationality Finland
Born16 June 1998 (26 years, 186 days old)[1]
Home townLiminka, Finland[1]
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight85 kg (187 lb)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
EventJavelin throw
ClubLimingan Niittomiehet [d][1]
Coached byPetteri Piironen [fi]
Jorma Markus [fi]
Timo Keränen [fi]
Hannu Kangas [fi]
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal best(s)
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

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 [fi].[7] Previously, he was coached by Jorma Markus [fi], Timo Keränen [fi] and Hannu Kangas [fi].[5]

Statistics

Best performances

Event Mark Place Competition Venue Date Ref
Javelin throw 82.89 m 1st place, gold medalist(s) Finnish: Valkean Kaupungin Kisat Oulu, Finland 26 June 2022 [1]
Javelin throw (700 g) 83.29 m NU18R 1st place, gold medalist(s) Liminka, Finland 19 August 2015 [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Toni Keränen at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. ^ "The future of athletics in Kalajoki and Oulu". SUL. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Toni Keränen threw farther than the world champion". Yleisurheilu.fi (in Finnish). 21 July 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "17-year-old broke Teemu Wirkkala's javelin SE!". Yleisurheilu.fi (in Finnish). 20 August 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Toni Keränen at Tilastopaja (in Finnish) (registration required)
  6. ^ "Helander and Etelätalo continue in Eugene's javelin MM-final – Liminka's Toni Keränen fell far from the qualification mark" (in Finnish).
  7. ^ "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.