Leo Roininen
Canadian javelin thrower and shot putter
Leo Johannes Roininen (16 July 1928 – 21 April 2002)[1] was a Canadian javelin thrower and shot putter who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in Toronto and died in Sudbury.[2]
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Commonwealth Games champions in men's javelin throw
- 1930:
Stan Lay (NZL)
- 1934:
Bob Dixon (CAN)
- 1938:
Jim Courtright (CAN)
- 1950:
Leo Roininen (CAN)
- 1954:
James Achurch (AUS)
- 1958:
Colin Smith (ENG)
- 1962:
Alf Mitchell (AUS)
- 1966:
John FitzSimons (ENG)
- 1970:
Dave Travis (ENG)
- 1974:
Charles Clover (ENG)
- 1978:
Phil Olsen (CAN)
- 1982:
Mike O'Rourke (NZL)
- 1986:
David Ottley (ENG)
- 1990:
Steve Backley (ENG)
- 1994:
Steve Backley (ENG)
- 1998:
Marius Corbett (RSA)
- 2002:
Steve Backley (ENG)
- 2006:
Nick Nieland (ENG)
- 2010:
Jarrod Bannister (AUS)
- 2014:
Julius Yego (KEN)
- 2018:
Neeraj Chopra (IND)
- 2022:
Arshad Nadeem (PAK)
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