Max Lampinen
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| Born | 11 October 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Events | Hammer throw, Discus throw | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | Hammer: 72.48m (Stockholm, 2025) Discus: 48.86m (Kotka, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Max Lampinen (born 11 October 2004) is a Finnish hammer thrower. He was a gold medalist at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships and a silver medalist at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships.[1]
Biography
Lampinen was a silver medalist at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, throwing a 76.33m personal best in the fifth round to finish a centimetre ahead of Cypriot Iosif Kesidis but behind Ioannis Korakidis of Greece.[2] The following year, he won the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem.[3]
In 2025, Lampinen placed fifth at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway. The following month, he placed third at the senior Finnish Athletics Championships.[4] He also placed third competing for Finland at the Finnkampen in Stockholm in August 2025, throwing a personal best 72.48 metres.[5]
Competing in the United States, Lampinen had a sixth place finish in the hammer throw at the 2026 Big Ten Championships.[6] In June, he qualified for the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships.[7]
Personal life
From Sälinkää, his brother Mico Lampinen also competes as a hammer thrower.[8]
References
- ↑ "Max Lampinen". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ "Afrifah amazes to pip Tebogo to 200m title, as Cherotich dominates in Cali". World Athletics. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ "Max Lampinen becomes European champion with a huge record improvement - the sixth Finn in his sport". etusuora.com. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ "Henri Liipola finished first in hammer". yle.fi. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ "Finnkampen". World Athletics. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ↑ "Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ "NCAA Track And Field Championships 2026 Qualifiers". Flotrack. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ "These boys are like iron! The Lampinen brothers have a wild plan: Olympic gold medals in athletics". is.fi. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2026.