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'''Silja Kosonen''' (born 16 December 2002) is a Finnish [[hammer throw]]er. She competed in the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1382291-kosonen-silja.htm|title=Silja Kosonen|website=Olympics.com|access-date=9 August 2021}}</ref> She won the [[World Athletics U20 Championships|World U20 Championship]] in Hammer Throw held in [[2021 World Athletics U20 Championships|Nairobi, Kenya]].
'''Silja Kosonen''' (born 16 December 2002) is a Finnish [[hammer throw]]er. She competed in the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1382291-kosonen-silja.htm|title=Silja Kosonen|website=Olympics.com|access-date=9 August 2021}}</ref> She won the [[World Athletics U20 Championships|World U20 Championship]] in Hammer Throw held in [[2021 World Athletics U20 Championships|Nairobi, Kenya]].

==Competition record==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{FIN}}
|-
|2019
|[[Athletics at the 2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival|European Youth Olympic Festival]]
|[[Baku, Azerbaijan ]]
|bgcolor=gold|{{Gold1}}
|Hammer throw
|72.35 m
|-
|rowspan=3|2021
|[[2021 European Athletics U20 Championships|European U20 Championships]]
|[[Tallinn, Estonia]]
|bgcolor=gold|{{Gold1}}
|Hammer throw
|71.06 m
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Tokyo, Japan]]
|14th (q)
|Hammer throw
|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's hammer throw|70.49 m]]
|-
|[[2021 World Athletics U20 Championships|World U20 Championships]]
|[[Nairobi, Kenya]]
|bgcolor=gold|{{Gold1}}
|Hammer throw
|[[2021 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's hammer throw|71.64 m]]
|-
|2022
|[[2022 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]
|[[Eugene, United States]]
|7th
|Hammer throw
|[[2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw|70.81 m]]
|}



==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:59, 5 August 2022

Sinja Kosonen
Personal information
Nationality Finland
Born (2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 22)
Raisio, Finland[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Nairobi hammer throw
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tallinn hammer throw

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.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
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


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.