Pentti Eskola (athlete)

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Pentti Kalervo Eskola (born July 16, 1938 in Vesilahti ) is a former Finnish athlete who won the bronze medal in the long jump at the European Athletics Championships in Belgrade in 1962 .

Life

Eskola, who belonged to the Polizeisportverein Tampereen Poliisi-Urheilijat from Tampere , was selected at short notice for the 1962 European championship squad for Belgrade after jumping 7.86 meters in Kurikka at the end of August and significantly improving his personal best. At the European Championships in mid-September Eskola survived the qualification and reached a jump of 7.85 meters in the final. This meant the bronze medal behind the winner Igor Ter-Owanesjan from the Soviet Union and Rainer Stenius from Finland. 1963 was Eskola's strongest season. In addition to his personal best in the sprint, he also set his personal best in the long jump. In Helsinki he managed a set of 8.04 meters. Before that, he had already jumped 8.15 meters, but this jump was not rated as a best performance because of the strong wind. He won the Finnish championship in 1963 with a jump of 7.83 meters. In 1964 he was part of the Finnish Olympic team. In Tokyo , Eskola failed in qualifying. In the next few years he took part in national competitions, but no major sporting successes. At the European Championships in 1966 , he reached seventh place.

successes

Long jump:

  • European Championships:
    • Bronze 1962
  • Finnish Championships:
    • Gold 1963
    • Silver 1964, 1965 and 1967
    • Bronze 1966
  • Finnish Championships (hall):
    • Gold 1966
    • Silver 1964
    • Bronze 1962

Personal best

  • 100-meter run : 10.7 seconds (June 2, 1963 in Forssa)
  • 200-meter run : 21.8 seconds (September 29, 1963 in Bremen)
  • High jump : 1.98 meters (July 18, 1962 in Hämeenlinna)
  • Long jump : 8.04 meters (July 4, 1963 in Helsinki)
  • Triple jump : 15.42 meters (September 12, 1965 in Vaasa)

In addition, there are personal best performances in the hall:

  • Long jump: 7.75 meters (March 12, 1966 in Tampere)

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personal data
SURNAME Eskola, Pentti
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Eskola, Pentti Kalervo (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish athlete
DATE OF BIRTH July 16, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Vesilahti