Jani Lehtonen
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FullnameJani Valdemar Lehtonen
NationalityFinnish
BornAugust 11, 1968
Mäntsälä, Finland
DiedDecember 21, 2008
Tampere, Finland
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jani Valdemar Lehtonen |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Born | August 11, 1968 Mäntsälä, Finland |
| Died | December 21, 2008 Tampere, Finland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Pole vault |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 1992 |
| Personal bests |
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Jani Valdemar Lehtonen (11 August 1968 – 21 December 2008)[1] was a Finnish pole vaulter. He was born in Mäntsälä and died in Tampere. He finished eleventh at the 1990 European Championships, eighth at the 1992 European Indoor Championships[2] and fifth at the 1993 World Indoor Championships,[3] His personal best vault was 5.82 metres, achieved in June 1993 in Kuortane. This is the current Finnish record.[4] Lehtonen committed suicide in 2008.[5]
