Janne Nikodemus Kanerva (born 29 July 1970 in Kankaanpää) is a Finnish male weightlifter, competing in the 105 kg category and representing Finland at international competitions. He participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the 90 kg event and at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 108 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 1998 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Janne Nikodemus Kanerva |
| Born | 29 July 1970 Kankaanpää, Finland |
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 104.40 kg (230.2 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Weight class | 105 kg |
| Club | Kankaanpään Voimailijat, Kankaanpää (FIN) |
| Team | National team |
| Updated on 4 October 2016. | |
Major results edit
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
| 1996 |  Atlanta, United States |
108 kg | — | — | 14 | |||||||
| 1992 |  Barcelona, Spain |
90 kg | — | — | 17 | |||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1998 | Lahti, Finland |
105 kg | 162.5 | 167.5 | 16 | 200 | 207.5 | 212.5 | 10 | 380 | 12 | |
References edit
- ^ "1998 Weightlifting World Championships - Janne Nikodemus Kanerva". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
External links edit
- Janne Kanerva at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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