ALDER: 28 år, født den 19. januar 1984
HØJDE OG VÆGT: 188 cm, 69 kg
GREN: Kapgang
KONKURRERER FOR: Finland
UDVALGTE MERITTER: OL: 15. plads, VM: 9. plads og 10. Plads.
YNDLINGSBOG: Det må være ”I långa loppet” af Miika Nousiainen, som handler om en sportsfanatisk far, der træner sin datter i langdistanceløb. En vildt sjov bog, som virkelig fik mig til at grine!
FOTOGRAFERER HELST: Alt, som har med sport at gøre.
Jarkko Kinnunen
Det var lidt af et tilfælde, at jeg begyndte med kapgang. Jeg prøvede det første gang i en skolekonkurrence, da jeg var omkring 11 år, og alle sagde, at jeg havde en fantastisk teknik. Efter det var jeg heldig at træffe de rette mennesker på det rette tidspunkt, og da jeg begyndte at arbejde med mine trænere, udviklede jeg mig meget hurtigt og blev endnu mere motiveret. Eftersom jeg er lidt tosset og godt kan lide at udfordre mig selv, så valgte jeg at koncentrere mig om 50 km i stedet for 20 km.
Nu sigter jeg mod mit andet OL, og jeg ser mig selv som en af de atleter, der er med i kampen om medaljerne. Denne sæson har været god indtil videre, og hvis det fortsætter, er alt muligt i London.
Jarkko Kinnunen deler sin OL-oplevelse med os med et Lumix GX1 og et Lumix FT4.
1st in Finnkampen
»05 sep 2012, 23:11
Last competition for this season is behind. It’s always nice to end a season with a win. Now I’m so tired, both physically and mentally. Gotta load the batteries for a while, before starting a new season.
Now it’s time to thank all the blog readers. It’s been a pleasure writing this blog. Also I wish all the best for Anna, Lotte and Anders!
Last but not least I want to thank all the people I’m working with and who are making all this sport possible. THANK YOU!
1st in the Nationals
»24 aug 2012, 15:34
Yesterday we had National Championships in 20 km. Oh boy it was a tough race! I could feel London in my body from the beginning of the race, but I wanted to win and that’s what I did. Still one competition to go for this season. Next week we have – always so delightful – Finnkampen in Gothenburg 
I need to recover before that, let’s keep fingers crossed!
New watch
»22 aug 2012, 14:25
Got a new watch from Suunto. There’s a built-in GPS, so lately I’ve been measuring new routes in my home town, cool!
Boat trip
»20 aug 2012, 10:36
After the olympics I had some time for mini vacation. Had a little cruise with my “own” boat
Ending the games
»14 aug 2012, 23:53
As the olympic torch was extinguished the feenix raised from the flames, awesome!
In the stadium
»14 aug 2012, 23:40
Again two over exhausted persons This time Antti, a fellow walker and I. It was wonderful to be inside the stadium and hear the crowd cheering. I had goose bumps as soon as we entered the stadium and they lasted through the whole ceremony
Btw, Antti’s head isn’t burning and the person behind me isn’t hitting me, though it seems like that
On our way to the closing ceremony
»14 aug 2012, 23:21
Here’s my coach. As you can see the road was full of athletes, coaches, physios etc. on their way to the closing ceremony. That’s why it was hard to get a sharp picture… but perhaps it was a good thing 
Place 15 and PB
»14 aug 2012, 22:49
Results from my second olympics: a new pb 3.46,25 and 15th place, quite satisfied. It was amazing to walk in front of the cheering crowd, I mean AMAZING!! I’ve never felt that kind of atmosphere anywhere. Furthermore, seeing my closest family members near the course gave me a lot of power in the last kilometres. THANK YOU ALL!
Feeling strong before the race :)
»12 aug 2012, 20:56
This was another way of spending time…
Golf
»12 aug 2012, 20:49
This is one way of spending time the village. BTW, I was missed the hole by 3,71 meters
