Leo Roininen

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]

References

"Roininen, Leo Johannes". Sudbury Star. Postmedia Network. 24 April 2002. p. A4.
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leo Roininen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2012.

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)
1990–94: 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)

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