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Kaisa Parviainen

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Name
  
Kaisa Parviainen


Role
  
Olympic athlete

Died
  
October 21, 2002, Rauma, Finland

Olympic medals
  
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw

Katri "Kaisa" Vellamo Parviainen (3 December 1914 – 21 October 2002) was a Finnish athlete. She competed in the javelin throw at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1948, finishing 16th in 1952; in 1948 she also placed 13th in the long jump.

References

Kaisa Parviainen Wikipedia