# Jenni Kangas

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jenni_Kangas
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jenni_Kangas.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenni_Kangas
> Source revision: 1324937568
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

**Jenni Pirita Susanna Kangas** (born 3 July 1992) is a Finnish [track and field](/source/Track_and_field) athlete who competes in the [javelin throw](/source/Javelin_throw).[1] In 2016, she [finished ninth](/source/2016_European_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_javelin_throw) at the [European Championships](/source/2016_European_Athletics_Championships). In 2017, she [won bronze](/source/Athletics_at_the_2017_Summer_Universiade_%E2%80%93_Women's_javelin_throw) at the [Summer Universiade](/source/Athletics_at_the_2017_Summer_Universiade), throwing a personal best 60.98 m. She is coached by her father, retired javelin thrower [Hannu Kangas](/source/Hannu_Kangas).

## International competitions

Representing 2009 World Youth Championships Brixen, Italy 18th (q) Javelin throw 45.00 m European Youth Olympic Festival Tampere, Finland 8th Javelin throw 44.95 m 2011 European Junior Championships Tallinn, Estonia 9th Javelin throw 50.93 m 2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 4th Javelin throw 54.11 m 2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 8th Javelin throw 53.92 m 2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 9th Javelin throw 59.41 m 2017 Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 3rd Javelin throw 60.98 m 2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 12th Javelin throw 54.92 m

## Personal bests

Event Record Venue Date Javelin throw 60.98 m Taipei 25 August 2017

## References

1. ["Jenni Kangas"](http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/finland/jenni-kangas-236771). IAAF. Retrieved 9 July 2016.

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jenni Kangas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenni_Kangas) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenni_Kangas?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.