Raimo Pihl

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Raimo Pihl
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NationalitySwedish
Born (1949-10-28) 28 October 1949 (age 74)
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]

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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