Esa Antero Jokinen (born February 19, 1958 in

Kuusankoski Kuusankoski is a neighbourhood of city of Kouvola, former industrial town and municipality of Finland, located in the region of Kymenlaakso in the province of Southern Finland. The population of Kuusankoski was 20,392 (2003) and the total are ...

) is a retired male decathlete from

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, who was nicknamed "Diesel" during his career. He set his personal best (7868 points) in 1980.

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1958 births Living people People from Kuusankoski Finnish decathletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Finland Sportspeople from Kymenlaakso {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub