Reima Karppinen won a silver medal in the double sculls at the Rowing Championships held in the German city of Oberschleiheim.
Reima Juhani Karppinen (born 27 January 1958) is a retired Finnish rower who specialized in the double sculls. 
 In this event, he won a silver medal at the 1981 World Rowing Championships, together with his legendary brother Pertti. 
The 1981 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 30 August to 6 September 1981 at Oberschleiheim outside Munich, Germany. 
