Reima Karppinen
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| Born |
27 January 1958 (age 58) Vehmaa, Finland | |||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||
| Weight | 88–90 kg | |||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||
| Club | Nesteen Soutajat, Naantali | |||||||||
Medal record
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Reima Juhani Karppinen (born 27 January 1958) is a retired Finnish rower who specialized in the double sculls. In this event, he won a silver medal at the 1981 World Rowing Championships, together with his legendary brother Pertti.[1] He competed at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics, with other partners, and finished in 8th, 12th and 13th place, respectively.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Doppelzweier – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Double Sculls – Men] (in German). Sport-Komplett.de. Archived from the original on 2014-10-25.
- ↑ "Reima Karppinen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
- ↑ Reima Karppinen at WorldRowing.com from FISA
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