Raimo Pihl

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Raimo Pihl ( Lauri Raimo Pihl; born October 28, 1949 in Suodenniemi , Sastamala ) is a former Swedish decathlete and javelin thrower .

In the decathlon, he broke the competition after the seventh discipline at the 1974 European Athletics Championships in Rome and was fourth at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.

At the EM 1978 in Prague, he was eliminated in the javelin in the qualification.

Four times he was Swedish champion in javelin throw (1970, 1974, 1976, 1978) and once each in the decathlon (1976) and in the pentathlon (1974). Starting for Brigham Young University , he became NCAA champions in 1973 and 1975 .

He is married to the hurdler Helena Pihl .

Personal best

  • Javelin throw: 88.52 m, June 26, 1979, Västerås
  • Decathlon: 8218 points, July 30, 1976, Montreal (8217 points in the current ranking)

Web links

  • Raimo Pihl in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
  • Raimo Pihl in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data
SURNAME Pihl, Raimo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pihl, Lauri Raimo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish decathlete and javelin thrower
DATE OF BIRTH October 28, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Suodenniemi , Sastamala