Johannes Lahti
Encyclopedia
Johannes Kristian Lahti is a retired male decathlete
from Finland
, who was nicknamed "Jonski". He set his personal best (8090 points) in 1978. Lahto became national champion
in the decathlon in 1980 and 1982.
Decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...
from Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, who was nicknamed "Jonski". He set his personal best (8090 points) in 1978. Lahto became national champion
National champions Decathlon (men)
Below a list of all national champions in the Men's Decathlon event in track and field from several countries since 1980.- Australia:*1980: Peter Hadfield*1981: Peter Hadfield*1982: Peter Hadfield*1983: Peter Hadfield*1984: Peter Hadfield...
in the decathlon in 1980 and 1982.
Achievements
| Representing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**... |
Montréal, Canada | 11th | 7708 points |
| 1980 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki between July 24 and August 1. There were a total number of 959 participating athletes from 70 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal... |
Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
11th | 7765 points |