Petri Keskitalo

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Petri Juhani Keskitalo (born March 10, 1967 in Raahe, Northern Ostrobothnia) is a retired male decathlete from Finland. He was nicknamed "Pete" and "Elmo".

His best performance was fifth place (8318 points) at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo. Result was Finnish record at that time. He finished in eleventh place (8143 points) at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He also competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, but did not finish the competition.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
1986 World Junior Championships Athens, Greece 1stDecathlon 7623 pts
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 16thDecathlon 7452 pts
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy Decathlon DNF
1988 Summer Olympics Seoul, South Korea 11th Decathlon 8143 pts
1990 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 4th Decathlon 8012 pts
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia Decathlon DNF
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 5th Decathlon 8318 pts
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain Decathlon DNF
1993 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 11th Decathlon 7950 pts
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 11th Decathlon 8000 pts
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain Heptathlon DNF
Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 15th Decathlon 7982 pts

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