Birth Date: | 1 March 1922 |
Birth Place: | Jakobstad, Finland |
Death Date: | 9 July 1985 (aged 63) |
Death Place: | Tampere, Finland |
Height: | 182 cm |
Weight: | 73 kg |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | High jump |
Pb: | 1.96 m (1948) |
Club: | Tampereen Kisatoverit |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Kuuno Ola Honkonen (1 March 1922 – 9 July 1985) was a Finnish politician in the left-wing Finnish People's Democratic League. He was a member of the Finnish parliament, Eduskunta, from 1958 until 1979.[1] In 1979, he became the Finnish ambassador to East Germany.
Honkonen was also an athlete, who finished 17th in the high jump at the 1948 Olympics.[2]