Olli Kanervisto

{{short description|Finnish shot putter}}

Olli Kanervisto, born 23 March 1958 in Turku, Finland, died 8 April 1984 in Playa del Ingles, Spain, was a Finnish shot putter. He participated the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Budapest where he finished seventh.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-sports.org/olli-kanervisto-athletics-spf125453.html|title=Athletics - Olli Kanervisto|publisher=TheSports.org|date=|accessdate=17 December 2017}} His personal best throw was 19,24 metres in 1982.{{cite web|url=http://www.european-athletics.org/athletes/group=k/athlete=164586-kanervisto-olli/index.html|title=Olli Kanervisto|publisher=European Athletics|date=|accessdate=17 December 2017}}

Death

Kanervisto was killed by an off-duty Spanish police officer in a shooting incident that occurred outside a local night club in Playa del Ingles, Spain. The officer was sentenced to 14 months in prison for a manslaughter of unsound mind.{{cite web|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/yleisurheilu/a/201712172200598583|title=Poliisi ampui maajoukkueurheilija Olli Kanerviston|publisher=Iltalehti|date=17 December 2017|access-date=17 December 2017|language=Finnish}}

Honors

  • Finnish indoor championship: 1983, 1984

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