Bo Grahn

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameBo Henning Lennart•Grahn
Used nameBo•Grahn
Nick/petnamesBosse
Born6 October 1947 in Porvoo, Uusimaa (FIN)
Died16 July 2018 in Vantaa, Uusimaa (FIN)
Measurements196 cm / 116-132 kg
AffiliationsEsbo IF, Espoo (FIN)
NOC Finland

Biography

Bo Grahn was a Finnish shot putter who competed at the 1972 München Olympics. He was runner-up at the 1972 Finnish Championships and won a dual meet that year against Sweden. He was the second Finn to better 20 metres in the shot, after Seppo Simola, also a 1972 Olympian. Grahn later was a sports journalist, working for several decades with the New Press, Hufvudstadsbladet, the Finnish Notary Office, and as a freelancer.

Personal Best: SP – 20.09 (1972).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Summer Olympics Athletics FIN Bo Grahn
Shot Put, Men (Olympic) 24 r1/2