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Markus Pöyhönen (born 25 October 1978, in Vantaa) is a Finnish former athlete, who specialized in the 100m sprint. Pöyhönen's trainer during his active career was Atte Pettinen.
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At the 2002 European Championships in Athletics he became the first Finnish male in history to reach the 100 m sprint final in an international championship event. He finished fifth in the race, though years later Dwain Champers was disqualified and Pöyhönen's final position was fourth.
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He finished seventh in the 60 meters final at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham.
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His 100 m personal best, also set in 2002, is 10.23 seconds; 0.02 s shy of the Finnish national record.
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