Petri Keskitalo

Petri Juhani Keskitalo (born March 10, 1967 in Raahe, Northern Ostrobothnia) is a retired male decathlete from Finland. He was nicknamed "Pete" and "Elmo".

His best performance was fifth place (8318 points) at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo. Result was Finnish record at that time. He finished in eleventh place (8143 points) at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He also competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, but did not finish the competition.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Finland
1986 World Junior Championships Athens, Greece 1st Decathlon
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 17th Decathlon
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy DNF Decathlon
1988 Summer Olympics Seoul, South Korea 11th Decathlon
1990 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 4th Decathlon
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 5th Decathlon
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain DNF Decathlon
1993 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 11th Decathlon
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 11th Decathlon
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain DNF Heptathlon
Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 15th Decathlon

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