Seppo Aho

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Seppo Aho
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born (1944-03-07) 7 March 1944 (age 80)
Pornainen, Finland
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport Modern pentathlon

Seppo Aho (born 7 March 1944) is a Finnish modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1] At the 1968 Olympics he finished 18th in the individual event and 5th in the team event.

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References

  1. "Seppo Aho Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2012.