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| Born | 27 January 1958 (1958-01-27) (age 66) Vehmaa, Finland | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 88–90 kg (194–198 lb) | |||||||||||
| 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. He competed at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics, with other partners, and finished in 8th, 12th and 13th place, respectively.
References
- "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Doppelzweier – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Double Sculls – Men] (in German). Sport-Komplett.de. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Reima Karppinen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- Reima Karppinen at World Rowing
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- Finnish male rowers
- Olympic rowers for Finland
- Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- World Rowing Championships medalists for Finland
- People from Vehmaa
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- 20th-century Finnish sportsmen
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