Reijo Byman

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Reijo Byman (born 12 October 1955 in Sipoo) was a Finnish hurdler.

He reached the semi-final of the 1979 European Indoor Championships, [1] the heats of the 1982 European Championships [2] and finished eighth at the 1984 European Indoor Championships. [3]

Byman became Finnish indoor champion in 1978 and 1984, but never outdoor champion owing to the dominance of Arto Bryggare in the event. [4] Instead he won outdoor national championship silver medals in 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983.

After retirement Byman has made a career as an educationalist at the University of Helsinki. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "1979 European Indoor Championships, men's 60 metres hurdles semi-final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Men 110m Hurdles European Championships 1982 Athens (GRE)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "1984 European Indoor Championships, men's 60 metres hurdles final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Finnish Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Reijo Byman | University of Helsinki - Academia.edu".


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