Markku Tuokko
Markku Tuokko (24 June 1951 – 20 February 2015)discus thrower, shot putter and teacher.
At the
1979 European Indoor Championships, he was fourth in shot put
.
He won the Finnish discus throw championship five times (1977 and 1979–1982). His personal best in discus throw was 68.12 metres, achieved in May 1979 in Fresno. It remained the Finnish record until 2001, when Timo Tompuri threw 69.62 m. In shot put his personal best of 20.03 metres, which he threw in August 1979, earned him entrance in the 20 meter club.
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He had a career in education after quitting professional sports.See also
- List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
References
- ^ "Markku Tuokko's obituary". Archived from the original on 2015-02-26. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
- ^ Quercetani, Roberto L. "History of the European Cup". Retrieved 2007-08-06.
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