Silja Kosonen

Silja Kosonen (born 16 December 2002) is a Finnish hammer thrower. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] She won the World U20 Championship in Hammer Throw held in Nairobi, Kenya.

Silja Kosonen
Personal information
Nationality Finland
Born (2002-12-16) 16 December 2002
Raisio, Finland[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaHammer throw
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Nairobihammer throw
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Espoohammer throw
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Tallinnhammer throw

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Finland
2019 European Youth Olympic Festival Baku, Azerbaijan 1st place, gold medalist(s) Hammer throw 72.35 m
2021 European U20 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 1st place, gold medalist(s) Hammer throw 71.06 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 14th (q) Hammer throw 70.49 m
World U20 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 1st place, gold medalist(s) Hammer throw 71.64 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 7th Hammer throw 70.81 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 5th Hammer throw 69.45 m
2023 European U23 Championships Espoo, Finland 1st Hammer throw 73.71 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th Hammer throw 73.89 m

References
  1. "Raisiolainen Silja Kosonen on vuoden nuori urheilija". Rannikkoseutu (in Finnish). 14 January 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. "Silja Kosonen". Olympics.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.


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