Raimo Pihl

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Raimo Pihl
Personal information
NationalitySwedish
Born (1949-10-28) 28 October 1949 (age 75)
Suodenniemi, Finland
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDecathlon

Raimo Pihl (born 28 October 1949) is a Swedish athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1] Born in Suodenniemi, Finland, Pihl moved to Sweden with his parents when he was three years old. [2]

Pihl was an All-American decathlete for the BYU Cougars track and field team, winning the decathlon at the 1973 NCAA University Division Outdoor Track and Field Championships and 1975 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Raimo Pihl Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Hedman, Jonas (March 2010). "Raimo Pihl är Spårvägens främste olympier" (PDF) (in Swedish). Spårvägens FK. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020. Raimo föddes i den finska byn Suodenniemi ... Hans föräldrar flyttade till Örnäs utanför Kungsängen när han var tre år
  3. ↑ "Decathlon at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.


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