Conny Karlsson (born 30 December 1975 in Dragsfjärd, Finland) is a 195-cm tall former Finnish shot putter, who competed for Pargas IF and IF Raseborg. 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 eight medals from the Finnish Outdoor 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 also has five medals from the Finnish Indoor Athletics Championships, two of which are gold.
Karlsson was the eighteenth 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.
Karlsson's health began to decline in 2003. He had to end his career in April 2007 due to colitis ulcerosa. He returned to the sport several times since, beginning in 2009. In the at Seinäjoki, he placed fifth with a distance of 17.02 m, while placing first in the Finnish men's shotput for 40-year-olds at Lohja with 16.17 m. Karlsson also placed first in the 2019 SAUL at Turku with a distance of 15.20 m.
At the 2022 World Masters Athletics Championships, he placed third in the men's shotput for 45-year-olds with a distance of 15.05 m. In 2026, he won second place in the championship competition in Pedersöre with a distance of 15.84 m. Karlsson also won gold and set a new record for the Finnish men's shotput for 50-year-olds with 17.42 m in the SAUL Finnish Championships at Turku in 2026.
Personal life and education Karlsson attended the Tammisaari University of Applied Sciences in the BBA program.
He is married with two children, living in Ekenäs.
Achievements +International competitionsRepresenting Year Competition Venue Position Distance 1994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal6th17.08 m 1997European U23 ChampionshipsTurku, Finland 1st19.48 m 1999UniversiadePalma de Mallorca, Spain5th19.11 m 2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada7th20.78 m2002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria12th (q)19.49 mEuropean ChampionshipsMunich, Germany14th (q)19.66 m 2003World ChampionshipsParis, France24th (q)19.17 m 2005European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain15th (q)19.32 m 2006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden17th19.18 m 2007European Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom5th20.09 m 2022World Masters Athletics ChampionshipsTampere, Finland 3rd15.05 m
+Finnish Athletics Championships Year Venue Position Distance Tampere 3rd18.29 m Turku 1st20.49 m Joensuu 1st20.34 m Helsinki 3rd19.54 m Vaasa 2nd19.39 m Pori 3rd20.13 m Jyväskylä 1st19.45 m Turku 3rd17.89 m
+Finnish Indoor Athletics Championships Year Venue Position Distance Jyväskylä 3rd18.79 m Oulu 2nd19.93 m Turku 1st19.47 m Rovaniemi 2nd19.75 m Turku 1st17.65 m
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External links
Conny Karlsson's own website