2010 Finnish Athletics Championships
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The finnish athletics championships 2010 were held 5th-8th august 2010 in Kajaani.
Results
| Event | Men's Track Winners | Women's Track Winners | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Mark | Name | Mark | |
| 100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896... August 1 |
Joni Rautanen | 10,66 | Sari Keskitalo | 12,02 |
| 200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first... August 2 |
Jonathan Åstrand | 20,98 | Anna Hämäläinen | 24,34 |
| 400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and... August 1 |
Matti Välimäki | 46,89 | Ella Räsänen | 54,44 |
| 800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps... August 2 |
Mikko Lahtio | 1.51,34 | Mari Järvenpää | 2.06,79 |
| 1,500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could... August 1 |
Niclas Sandells | 3.43,48 | Sandra Eriksson Sandra Eriksson Sandra Elisabet Eriksson is a Finnish middle distance runner, who specializes mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase. Her personal best is 9:45.50, achieved in September 2009 in Paris.... |
4.25,34 |
| 5,000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event... August 2 – July 31 |
Matti Räsänen | 13.53,87 | Sandra Eriksson Sandra Eriksson Sandra Elisabet Eriksson is a Finnish middle distance runner, who specializes mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase. Her personal best is 9:45.50, achieved in September 2009 in Paris.... |
17.07,05 |
| 10,000 metres 10000 metres The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event... July 31 – August 2 |
Matti Räsänen | 29.24,45 | Laura Markovaara | 34.42,94 |
| 110 m/100m Hurdles Hurdling Hurdling is a type of track and field race.- Distances :There are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. The standard sprint hurdle race is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women. The standard long hurdle race is 400 meters for both men and women... July 31 |
Antti Korkealaakso | 13,88 | Ida Aidanpää | 13,62 |
| 400m Hurdles Hurdling Hurdling is a type of track and field race.- Distances :There are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. The standard sprint hurdle race is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women. The standard long hurdle race is 400 meters for both men and women... August 2 |
Petteri Monni | 51,26 | Ilona Ranta | 57,00 |
| 3,000 m Steeplechase Steeplechase (athletics) The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing.-Rules:The length of the race is usually 3000 m; junior events are 2000 m, as women's events formerly were. The circuit has four ordinary barriers and one water jump. Over 3000 m, each... July 31 – August 2 |
Janne Ukonmaanaho | 8.46,67 | Sandra Eriksson Sandra Eriksson Sandra Elisabet Eriksson is a Finnish middle distance runner, who specializes mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase. Her personal best is 9:45.50, achieved in September 2009 in Paris.... |
10.05,02 |
| 20 km/10 km Race Walk July 31 |
Antti Kempas Antti Kempas Antti Kempas is a Finnish race walker.He finished eleventh at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. He also competed at the 2006 European Championships and the 2005 World Championships.... |
1.29.20 | Anne Halkivaha | 51.22 |
| Event | Men's Field Winners | Women's Field Winners | ||
| Name | Mark | Name | Mark | |
| High Jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years.... August 2 – July 31 |
Osku Torro Osku Torro Osku Torro is a Finnish high jumper.He was born in Jyväskylä. He competed at the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 European Indoor Championships, the 2010 World Indoor Championships and the 2010 European Championships without reaching the final.His personal best jump is 2.27 metres, achieved... |
2.24 m | Maiju Mattila | 1.85 m |
| Pole Vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts... August 1 – August 2 |
Jere Bergius | 5.50 m | Minna Nikkanen Minna Nikkanen Minna Marianne Nikkanen is a Finnish pole vaulter. Her personal best vault is 4.46 metres , achieved in July 2009 in Lapinlahti.... |
4.40 m |
| Long Jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point... August 1 |
Tommi Evilä Tommi Evilä Tommi Evilä is a Finnish long jumper. He gained fame following his surprise bronze in the 2005 Helsinki World Championships, which was Finland's only medal in the games.... |
7.86 m | Elina Torro | 6.19 m |
| Triple Jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a... August 2 |
Aleksi Tammentie | 15.80 m | Elina Torro | 13.30 m |
| Shot Put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action.... July 31 – August 2 |
Robert Häggblom Robert Häggblom Robert Markus Häggblom is a Finnish shot putter.He won the gold medal at the 1999 World Youth Championships and finished fourth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships... |
18.91 m | Suvi Helin | 15.38 m |
| Discus Throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus... August 2 |
Frantz Kruger Frantz Kruger Frantz Kruger is a South African born Finnish discus thrower who won the Olympic bronze medal in 2000. He is also a double African champion... |
61.10 m | Tanja Komulainen | 56.38 m |
| Hammer Throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown... July 31 – August 1 |
Olli-Pekka Karjalainen Olli-Pekka Karjalainen Olli-Pekka Karjalainen is a Finnish hammer thrower.The 1998 World Junior Champion, Karjalainen is the world junior record holder with 78.33 metres . His personal best throw is 83.30, achieved in July 2004 in Lahti.... |
75.20 m | Merja Korpela Merja Korpela Merja Tuulikki Korpela is a female hammer thrower from Finland. Her personal best throw is 69.56 metres, achieved in July 2009 in Belgrade.She finished fourth at the 2000 World Junior Championships... |
66.94 m |
| Javelin Throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon... August 2 – August 1 |
Tero Pitkämäki Tero Pitkämäki Tero Kristian Pitkämäki is a Finnish javelin thrower and the former World Champion. Pitkämäki is known for his rivalry with Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen. The two are very close friends, however... |
85.19 m | Sanni Utriainen | 56.29 m |
| Decathlon Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not... August 1 – August 2 |
Lassi Raunio | 7679 | — | — |
| Heptathlon Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:... July 31 – August 1 |
— | — | Niina Kelo | 5719 |