Olli Kanervisto

Olli Kanervisto
Personal information
Born(1958-03-23)23 March 1958
Turku, Finland
Died8 April 1984(1984-04-08) (aged 26)
Playa del Ingles, Spain
Sport
SportTrack and field

Olli Kanervisto, (23 March 1958 in Turku, Finland – 8 April 1984 in Playa del Ingles, Spain) was a Finnish shot putter. He participated the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Budapest where he finished seventh.[1] His personal best throw was 19,24 metres in 1982.[2]

Death

Kanervisto was killed by an off-duty Spanish police officer in a shooting incident that occurred outside a local night club in Playa del Ingles, Spain. The officer was sentenced to 14 months in prison for a manslaughter of unsound mind.[3]

Honors

  • Finnish indoor championship: 1983, 1984

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics - Olli Kanervisto". TheSports.org. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Olli Kanervisto". European Athletics. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Poliisi ampui maajoukkueurheilija Olli Kanerviston" (in Finnish). Iltalehti. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
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