Johannes Kristian Lahti (May 29, 1952 in
Turku
Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...
– March 1, 2017) was a male
decathlete
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄθ ...
from
Finland
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, who was nicknamed "Jonski". He set his personal best (8090 points) in 1978. Lahti became
national champion in the decathlon in 1980 and 1982.
Achievements
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sports-reference
1952 births
2017 deaths
Sportspeople from Turku
Finnish decathletes
Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Finland
Finnish Athletics Championships winners
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