Juhani Rahikainen

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Juhani Rahikainen
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born (1944-06-26) 26 June 1944 (age 78)
Mikkeli, Finland
Sport
Sport Gymnastics

Juhani Rahikainen (born 26 June 1944) is a Finnish gymnast. He competed in eight events at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juhani Rahikainen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2019.