Markus Kahma
Markus Kahma ( Markus Jaakko Kahma; born October 16, 1932 in Alavieska ) is a former Finnish decathlete .
At the European Athletics Championships in 1958 in Stockholm he was fourth, at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome seventh and ninth at the 1962 European Championship in Belgrade.
He was Finnish champion five times (1957-1960, 1964). He set his personal best of 7254 points on August 28, 1961 in Helsinki .
His younger brother Pentti Kahma was successful as a discus thrower.
Web links
- Markus Kahma in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Markus Kahma in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Kahma, Markus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kahma, Markus Jaakko |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish decathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alavieska |