Conny Karlsson (shot putter)

Conny Karlsson (born 30 December 1975 in Dragsfjärd, Finland) is a 195-cm tall former Finnish shot putter, who competed for Pargas IF. His personal best in the men's shot put currently stands at 20.78 m, which he put on 4 August 2001 in the World Championships in Edmonton, Canada. He was coached by Robert Malmberg.

Karlsson has six medals from the Finnish Championships, three of which are gold. In 2006, he placed second in the Finnish Championships, but was later on awarded the gold medal when the winner, Ville Tiisanoja, was caught doping and stripped of his gold medal.

Karlsson was the 18th member to be inducted into the 20 meter club after he successfully putted the shot 20.45 m in a competition on 31 May 2001 in Espoo, Finland. He had to end his career early 2007 due to colitis ulcerosa.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Finland
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	6th	17.08 m
1997	European U23 Championships	Turku, Finland	1st	19.48 m
1999	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	5th	19.11 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	7th	20.78 m
2002	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	12th (q)	19.49 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	14th (q)	19.66 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	24th (q)	19.17 m
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	15th (q)	19.32 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	17th	19.18 m
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	5th	20.09 m

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