Per Arne Åhman (born February 4, 1925 in Nordingrå) is a former Swedish triple jumper.

At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London he was allowed to commence the jumping on the slowly deteriorating track as the start list was sorted alphabetically, his name being written Aaman in English. His first jump measured 15.40 metres, a new Swedish record. The following jumpers were all troubled by the track quality, and Åhman eventually won the Olympic gold medal.

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• Biography at sports-reference.com

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