Dead|Vähälä was 78 years old when he died.
Former high jump size Reijo Vähälä has died at the age of 78. Vähälä’s death was announced by his former club Alajärvi Ankkurit on their Facebook page the night before Sunday.
“The sad news surprised us. Honorary member of Alajärvi Ankkurie, European high jump silver medalist from 1969, Reijo Vähälä has died. Warm condolences to the family,” the page wrote.
The star moment of Vähälä’s career was the 1969 European Championships in Athens. He won silver at the Games with a score of 217. He improved Finland’s record twice in the EC finals.
Vähälä also took part in the 1971 European Championships in Helsinki, but did not make it to the final that time.
After his sports career, Vähälä, who studied mathematics, worked, among other things Morning paper as IT manager.
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