Seppo Juhani Hovinen (born February 4, 1951, in Virrat) is a retired Finnish javelin thrower.
[1] Resultwise though, his best year by far was 1976, which saw him winning his first Finnish championship and throwing 90 meters or more in seemingly every competition, culminating in his personal best of 93.54 thrown in Helsinki on June 23, 1976.
[2] After winning another Finnish championship in 1977, Hovinen tested positive for anabolic steroids (together with fellow Finns Markku Tuokko and Asko Pesonen) at the 1977 European Cup in Helsinki.
[3] He cleared the qualification with his first throw but failed again in the final, taking the middle spot as team Finland swept the last three places.
He is married to Ulla Lundholm, the Finnish record holder in women's discus throw; they are the parents of Niko Hovinen.