List of Finnish records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Finland maintained by Finland's national athletics federation: Suomen Urheiluliitto (SUL).

Starting in 2016, Finnish indoor records superior to the outdoor record in the same event will be considered national records both indoors and outdoors. This rule only applies to records set in 2016 or later, and is not retroactively applied to older indoor records.[note 1]

Outdoor

Men

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref
100 m 10.21 (+0.5 m/s) Tommi Hartonen 26 June 2001 Finland Vaasa, Finland
150 m 15.62 (+0.9 m/s) Stefan Koivikko 27 August 2002 Finland Kotka, Finland
200 m 20.47 (-0.2 m/s) Tommi Hartonen 27 September 2000 Olympic Games Australia Sydney, Australia
300 m 33.2 (ht) Markku Kukkoaho 27 May 1976 Finland Kuopio, Finland
33.63A Oskari Mörö 29 January 2015 South Africa Potchefstroom, South Africa
400 m 45.49 Markku Kukkoaho 7 September 1972 Olympic Games Germany Munich, West Germany
500 m 1:02.52 Olli Turunen 30 May 1989 Finland Helsinki, Finland
600 m 1:16.93 Mikko Lahtio 5 August 2009 Finland Lahti, Finland
800 m 1:44.10 Ari Suhonen 16 August 1989 Weltklasse Zürich Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland
1000 m 2:16.88 Ari Suhonen 19 August 1987 Finland Lahti, Finland
1500 m 3:36.33 Pekka Vasala 10 September 1972 Olympic Games Germany Munich, West Germany
3:36.3 (ht) Antti Loikkanen 16 June 1980 Finland Imatra, Finland
Mile 3:55.65 Ari Paunonen 26 June 1977 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
2000 m 5:00.32 Jukka Keskisalo 25 July 2009 Finland Lapinlahti, Finland
3000 m 7:43.2 (ht) Lasse Virén 27 July 1972 Finland Oulu, Finland
7:43.20 Ari Paunonen 22 June 1977 Germany Cologne, West Germany
Two miles 8:14.0 (ht) Lasse Virén 14 August 1972 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
5000 m 13:16.3 (ht) Lasse Virén 14 September 1972 Finland Helsinki, Finland
13:16.02 X Martti Vainio 28 June 1984 Norway Oslo, Norway
10000 m 27:30.99 Martti Vainio 29 August 1978 European Championships Czech Republic Prague, Czechoslovakia
10 km (road) 28:31 Janne Holmén 31 December 2002 San Silvestre Vallecana Spain Madrid, Spain
15 km (road) 43:56 Risto Ulmala 15 February 1992 United States Tampa, United States
20 km (road) 58:49 Jussi Utriainen 9 March 2003 Netherlands Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
One hour 20296 m Seppo Tuominen 2 October 1971 France Colombes, France
Half marathon 1:02:50 Jussi Utriainen 27 March 2011 Venloop Netherlands Venlo, Netherlands [2]
25 km (road) 1:15:15 Esko Lipsonen 30 April 1978 Finland Helsinki, Finland
30 km (road) 1:35:43 Max Holmnäs 14 October 1973 Sweden Handen, Sweden
Marathon 2:10:46 Janne Holmén 13 April 2008 Rotterdam Marathon Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
110 m hurdles 13.35 (+2.0 m/s) Arto Bryggare 5 August 1984 Olympic Games United States Los Angeles, United States
300 m hurdles 36.04 Ismo Hämeenniemi 26 May 1992 Finland Helsinki, Finland
400 m hurdles 49.04 Oskari Mörö 15 August 2016 Olympic Games Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [3]
3000 m steeplechase 8:10.67 Jukka Keskisalo 28 August 2009 Weltklasse Zürich Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland [4]
High jump 2.31 m Mika Polku 22 July 2000 Finland Viitasaari, Finland
Toni Huikuri 11 June 2002 Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
Pole vault 5.82 m Jani Lehtonen 26 June 1993 Finland Kuortane, Finland
Long jump 8.22 m (+1.0 m/s) Tommi Evilä 28 June 2008 Sweden Gothenburg, Sweden
8.22 m (+2.0 m/s) Tommi Evilä 5 June 2010 17th Long Jump Meeting Germany Bad Langensalza, Germany [5]
Triple jump 17.00 m (+1.6 m/s) Pertti Pousi 23 June 1968 Finland Kuortane, Finland
Shot put 21.69 m Reijo Ståhlberg 5 May 1979 United States Fresno, United States
Discus throw 69.97 m Frantz Kruger 15 September 2007 Sweden Helsingborg, Sweden
Hammer throw 83.30 m Olli-Pekka Karjalainen 14 July 2004 Finland Lahti, Finland
Javelin throw 93.09 m Aki Parviainen 26 June 1999 Finland Kuortane, Finland
35 lb Weight Throw 22.13 m Juha Tiainen 30 June 1990 Finland Mäntyharju, Finland
Decathlon 8730 pts Eduard Hämäläinen 5–6 August 1997 World Championships Greece Athens, Finland
10.81 (+0.8 m/s) (100 m), 7.56 m (+0.9 m/s) (long jump), 15.71 m (shot put), 1.97 m (high jump), 46.71 (400 m) /
13.74 (+0.8 m/s) (110 m hurdles), 50.50 m (discus), 5.20 m (pole vault), 59.82 m (javelin), 4:37.10 (1500 m)
3000 m walk (track) 11:19.49 Reima Salonen 9 June 1989 Finland Helsinki, Finland
5000 m walk (track) 18:52.24 Valentin Kononen 25 June 1995 Finland Lapinlahti, Finland
10000 m walk (track) 39:23.44 Valentin Kononen 26 August 1995 Finland Helsinki, Finland
10 km walk (road) 38:59 Aku Partanen 14 April 2012 Finland Tuusula, Finland [6]
20000 m walk (track) 1:22:22.6 (ht) Valentin Kononen 6 June 1993 Finland Kangasniemi, Finland
20 km walk (road) 1:19:52 # Reima Salonen 21 June 1986 Finland Pihtipudas, Finland
1:20:42 Valentin Kononen 7 May 2000 Finland Heinola, Finland
30 km walk (road) 2:07:37 Valentin Kononen 25 January 1998 Spain Mollet de Vallés, Spain
50 km walk (road) 3:39:34 Valentin Kononen 26 March 2000 Slovakia Dudince, Slovakia
4×100 m relay 39.25  Finland
Hannu Hämäläinen
Otto Ahlfors
Samuli Samuelsson
Ville Myllymäki		 4 September 2016 Finland-Sweden Athletics International Finland Tampere, Finland
4×400 m relay 3:01.12  Finland
Stig Lönnqvist
Ari Salin
Ossi Karttunen
Markku Kukkoaho		 10 September 1972 Olympic Games Germany Munich, Germany

Women

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref
100 m 11.13 (+1.0 m/s) Helinä Marjamaa 19 July 1983 Finland Lahti, Finland
150 m 17.47 (+1.9 m/s) Sari Keskitalo 29 July 2007 Finland Rovaniemi, Finland
200 m 22.39 (+0.6 m/s) Mona-Lisa Pursiainen 20 August 1973 Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union
300 m 37.48 Riitta Salin 26 June 1976 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
400 m 50.14 Riitta Salin 4 September 1974 European Championships Italy Rome, Italy
500 m 1:19.1 (ht) Helle Aro 26 April 1993 Finland Vantaa, Finland
600 m 1:29.41 Mari Järvenpää 12 August 2006 Finland Rauma, Finland
800 m 2:00.59 Tuuli Merikoski-Silius 27 June 1991 Finland Helsinki, Finland
1000 m 2:41.57 Kaisa Siitonen 2 July 1988 FinlandTornio, Finland
1500 m 4:06.01 Sinikka Tyynelä 14 August 1977 Finland Helsinki, Finland
Mile 4:34.48 [7] Annemari Sandell 11 July 1996 Finland Turku, Finland
2000 m 5:42.71 Kristiina Mäki 17 June 2014 Golden Spike Ostrava Czech Republic Ostrava, Czech Republic [8][9]
3000 m 8:41.30 Päivi Tikkanen 26 August 1991 World Championships Japan Tokyo, Japan
Two miles 9:41.36 Annemari Sandell 8 June 1996 Finland ? Finland
5000 m 14:56.22 Annemari Sandell 8 July 1996 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
10000 m 31:40.42 Annemari Sandell 27 July 1996 Olympic Games United States Atlanta, United States
10 km (road) 31:59 Johanna Peiponen 28 May 2016 Oulu Terwahölkkä Finland Oulu, Finland [10]
15 km (road) 49:17 Annemari Sandell 16 November 1997 Netherlands Nijmegen, Netherlands
Half marathon 1:10:04 Annemari Sandell 27 September 1998 Switzerland Uster, Switzerland
Marathon 2:28:00 Ritva Lemettinen 2 April 1995 London Marathon United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
100 m hurdles 12.81 (+1.6 m/s) Nooralotta Neziri 25 June 2016 Eliittikisat Finland Kuortane, Finland [11]
200 m hurdles 27.16 Tiina Lindgren 20 August 1985 Finland Kaarina, Finland
300 m hurdles 39.53 Tuija Helander 30 May 1989 Finland Helsinki, Finland
400 m hurdles 54.62 Tuija Helander 3 September 1987 World Championships Italy Rome, Italy
2000 m steeplechase 6:18.09 Johanna Lehtinen 17 July 2006 Finland Tampere, Finland
3000 m steeplechase 9:24.70 Sandra Eriksson 12 July 2014 Glasgow Grand Prix United Kingdom Glasgow, Great Britain [12]
High jump 1.93 m Linda Sandblom 25 June 2016 Eliittikisat Finland Kuortane, Finland [13]
Pole vault 4.60 m [14] Minna Nikkanen 8 August 2015 Loiste Eliittikisat Finland Kuortane, Finland [15]
26 August 2015 World Championships China Beijing, China [16]
Long jump 6.85 m (+0.8 m/s) Ringa Ropo-Junnila 9 August 1990 Finland Lahti, Finland
Triple jump 14.39 m (+1.7 m/s) Heli Koivula-Kruger 3 August 2003 Finland Lappeenranta, Finland
Shot put 18.57 m Asta Ovaska 20 August 1989 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
Discus throw 67.02 m Ulla Lundholm 23 August 1983 Finland Helsinki, Finland
Hammer throw 69.63 m Mia Strömmer 24 March 2001 South Africa Potchefstroom, South Africa
Javelin throw 64.90 m Paula Huhtaniemi 10 August 2003 Finland Helsinki, Finland
20 lb Weight Throw 20.15 m Sini Latvala 2 July 2004 Finland Kaustinen, Finland
Heptathlon 6404 pts Satu Ruotsalainen 26–27 August 1991 World Championships Japan Tokyo, Japan
13.54 (+1.1 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.88 m (high jump), 12,46 m (shot put), 24.20 (+0.2 m/s) (200 m),
6.18 m (0.0 m/s) (long jump), 47.04 m (javelin), 2:13.24 (800 m)
3000 m walk (track) 11:59.60 Sari Essayah 27 June 1993 Finland Lapinlahti, Finland
5000 m walk (track) 20:28.62 Sari Essayah 9 July 1994 Finland Tuusula, Finland
5 km walk (road) 21:15.6 Sari Essayah 12 August 1989 Finland Lapinlahti, Finland
10000 m walk (track) 42:37.0 (ht) Sari Essayah 8 May 1993 Norway Fana, Norway
10 km walk (road) 42:20 Sari Essayah 7 August 1995 World Championships Sweden Gothenburg, Sweden
20 km walk (road) 1:32:05 Sari Essayah 5 May 1996 Finland Vantaa, Finland
4×100 m relay 43.37  Finland
Anu Pirttimaa
Sisko Hanhijoki
Sanna Hernesniemi
Marja Salmela		 21 August 1993 World Championships Germany Stuttgart, Germany
4×400 m relay 3:25.7  Finland
Marika Eklund
Mona-Lisa Pursiainen
Pirjo Häggman
Riitta Salin		 8 September 1974 European Championships Italy Rome, Italy

Indoor

Men

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref Video
60 m 6.58 Markus Pöyhönen 4 March 2003 Finland Helsinki, Finland
14 March 2003 World Championships United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
150 m 15.93 OT Jonathan Åstrand 11 February 2010 Botnia Games Finland Korsholm, Finland
200 m 20.72 Jonathan Åstrand 9 February 2013 Sweden Växjö, Sweden [17]
400 m 47.09 Jussi Heikkilä 2 March 2008 SEC Championships United States Fayetteville, United States
46.79 OT Juha Pyy 27 February 1988 Finland Tampere, Finland
800 m 1:47.36 Markku Taskinen 12 March 1978 European Championships Italy Milan, Italy
1:47.06 OT Wilson Kirwa 13 February 2000 Finland Kuopio, Finland
1:47.21 OT Ari Suhonen 13 February 1988 Finland Tampere, Finland
1500 m 3:38.16 Antti Loikkanen 12 March 1978 European Championships Italy Milan, Italy
3000 m 7:52.97 Pekka Paivarinta 11 March 1973 European Championships Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
7:51.69 OT Samuli Vasala 10/11 February 1997 Finland Tampere, Finland
5000 m 13:55.76 Ari Paunonen 27 January 1984 Millrose Games United States New York, United States
60 m hurdles 7.56 Arto Bryggare 6 March 1983 European Championships Hungary Budapest, Hungary
22 February 1987 Meeting Pas de Calais France Liévin, France
300 m hurdles 36.91 OT Oskari Mörö 5 February 2011 Finland-Sweden-Norway Indoor Match Finland Tampere, Finland [18]
400 m hurdles 50.59 Jussi Heikkilä 9 February 2005 Botnia Games Finland Korsholm, Finland [19]
High jump 2.33 m Osku Torro 5 February 2011 Finland–Sweden–Norway Indoor Match Finland Tampere, Finland [20][21]
Pole vault 5.83 m Jani Lehtonen 8 March 1994 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
Long jump 8.11 m Eero Haapala 26 January 2013 Finland Pori, Finland [22]
Triple jump 16.75 m Johan Meriluoto 24 February 2001 Sweden Umeå, Sweden
Shot put 22.09 m Mika Halvari 7 February 2000 Finland Tampere, Finland
Discus throw 64.00 m Frantz Kruger 18 February 2008 Botnia Games Finland Korsholm, Finland [23]
Heptathlon 5810 pts Vesa Rantanen 10–11 February 2001 Finland Jyväskylä, Finland
7.12 (60 m), 6.83 m (long jump), 10.74 m (shot put), 2.06 m (high jump), 8.03 (60 m hurdles), 5.50 m (pole vault), 2:49.94 (1000 m)
5866 pts (ht) Johannes Lahti 31 January-1 February 1980 Finland Heinola, Finland
6.7 (60 m), 7.05 m (long jump), 14.91 m (shot put), 2.08 m (high jump), 8.2 (60 m hurdles), 4.60 m (pole vault), 2:45.8 (1000 m)
6026 pts OT Petri Keskitalo 11–12 February 1995 Finland Kuopio, Finland
6.96 (60 m), 7.41 m (long jump), 15.37 m (shot put), 1.89 m (high jump), 7.00 (60 m hurdles), 5.10 m (pole vault), 2:49.20 (1000 m)
5000 m walk 18:47.26 Valentin Kononen 13 February 1999 Finland Jyväskylä, Finland
4x400 m relay 3:18.16 IF Kraft Närpiö
Staffan Holmberg
Stefan Ivars
Thomas Asp
Hans Nordman		 27 February 1994 Finland Jyväskylä, Finland

Women

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref Video
60 m 7.20 Sisko Hanhijoki 11 February 1990 BW-Bank Meeting Germany Karlsruhe, Germany
8 March 1991 World Championships Spain Seville, Spain
200 m 23.03 Sanna Hernesniemi-Kyllönen 14 March 1993 World Championships Canada Toronto, Canada
400 m 52.37 Ella Räsänen 1 March 2013 European Championships Sweden Gothenburg, Sweden [24]
52.9 (ht) Riitta Salin 7 February 1976 Finland Turku, Finland
800 m 2:03.38 Tytti Reho 11 March 2000 NCAA Division I Championships United States Fayetteville, United States
1500 m 4:11.89 Sandra Eriksson 19 February 2015 XL Galan Sweden Stockholm, Sweden [25]
Mile 4:30.91 Sandra Eriksson 17 February 2016 Globen Galan Sweden Stockholm, Sweden [26]
3000 m 8:54.06 Sandra Eriksson 7 March 2015 European Championships Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic [27]
5000 m 16:16.13 Minna Rasimus 5 February 1999 United States Indianapolis, United States
16:09.36 OT Minttu Hukka 29 January 2016 University of Washington Invitational United States Seattle, United States [28]
60 m hurdles 7.97 Nooralotta Neziri 6 March 2015 European Championships Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic [29]
300 m hurdles 41.62 OT Noora Toivo 5 February 2011 Finland-Sweden-Norway Indoor Match Finland Tampere, Finland [30]
High jump 1.90 m Marianne Mattas 9 February 2002 Finland Korsholm, Finland
Pole vault 4.71 m Wilma Murto 31 January 2016 Zweibrücken Meeting Germany Zweibrücken, Germany [31]
Long jump 6.78 m Ringa Ropo-Junnila 19 February 1991 GE Galan Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
Triple jump 14.20 m Kristiina Mäkelä 4 February 2015 Botnia Games Finland Korsholm, Finland [32]
6 February 2016 Botnia Games Finland Korsholm, Finland [33]
Shot put 17.84 m Asta Hovi-Ovaska 23 February 1986 European Championships Spain Madrid, Spain
Discus throw 60.67 m Sanna Kämäräinen 8 February 2014 Indoor Match FIN-SWE-NOR-DEN/ISL Finland Tampere, Finland [34][35]
Pentathlon 4580 pts Tiia Hautala 25 February 2000 European Championships Belgium Ghent, Belgium
8.36 (60 m hurdles), 1.77 m (high jump), 13.92 m (shot put), 6.26 m (long jump), 2:16.48 (800 m)
3000 m walk 12:06.10 Sari Essayah 13 March 1993 World Championships Canada Toronto, Canada
4x400 m relay 3:55.20 Lappeenrannan Urheilu Miehet
Stiina Rossi
Marjut Töyli
Hanna Häkkinen
Annika Kumlin		 27 February 1994 Finland Jyväskylä, Finland

ht = hand timing
# = not recognised by federation
X = annulled after doping revelations
OT = oversized track

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ In accordance with this rule, the indoor marks of Wilma Murto in women's pole vault and Sandra Eriksson in women's mile run are considered Finnish records both indoors and outdoors, while the indoor records of Mika Halvari in men's shot put, Osku Torro in men's high jump and Jani Lehtonen in men's pole vault are not considered national outdoor records.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Suomen ennätys -sääntö muuttui, Murto ulkoratojen SE-naiseksi" (in Finnish). Suomen Urheiluliitto. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Jussi Utriainen juoksi puolimaratonin Suomen ennätyksen" (in Finnish). www.hevoskuuri.fi. 2011-03-27. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  3. ↑ "Men's 400m Hurdles Heat 5 Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "3000 m Steeplechase Results" (PDF). Weltklasse Zürich. 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  5. ↑ Antti-Pekka Sonninen (2010-06-26). "Thorkildsen 88.10m, Pitkämäki 86.92, Wirkkala 86.53 in 'wonderful' Kuortane". IAAF. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
  6. ↑ "Veli-Matti Partanen käveli rikki Konosen vanhan ennätyksen Hyrylässä" (in Finnish). www.keski-uusimaa.fi. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  7. ↑ indoor mark is considered as Finnish record
  8. ↑ "2000m Results" (PDF). www.zlatatretra.cz. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Kristiina Mäki juoksi Suomen ennätyksen". 17 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Johanna Peiponen Oulu Terwahölkkä 2016 Result". tulospalvelu.fi. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "100m Hurdles Results". time4results.com. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  12. ↑ Matthew Brown (12 July 2014). "Rudisha delivers in Glasgow, Ayalew leads the world over the barriers - IAAF Diamond League". IAAF. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  13. ↑ "High Jump Results". time4results.com. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  14. ↑ indoor mark is considered as Finnish record
  15. ↑ "Finländskt rekord av Nikkanen!" (in Swedish). svenska.yle.fi. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "Pole Vault Results". IAAF. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  17. ↑ "Vaxjö (Sweden), 9.2.2013 –Nordenkampen- (Indoor)". www.trackinsun.blogspot.de. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  18. ↑ "300 Metres Hurdles Indoor 2011 Finland Top 20". www.tilastopaja.com. 2011-02-05. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
  19. ↑ "Herbert sets all-time best for indoor 400m Hurdles in Vaasa". IAAF. 2005-02-10. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
  20. ↑ Sonninen, Antti-Pekka (5 February 2011). "Vukicevic 7.92 sec world season lead and Torro's 2.33m star in Tampere". IAAF.org. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  21. ↑ "High Jump Results". www.live.time4results.com. 2011-02-05. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
  22. ↑ "Porista kajahtaa: Suomen ennätys pituudessa - ja maailman kärkitulos!" (in Finnish). www.m.iltasanomat.fi. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  23. ↑ "Häggblom 20,06 in Mustasaari". 20m-kerho.com. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  24. ↑ "400 Metres 1st Round Results" (PDF). EAA. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  25. ↑ "XL Galan 2015 Complete Results". xlgalan.com. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  26. ↑ "Globen Galan 2016 Results". SF. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  27. ↑ "3000m Results" (PDF). EA. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  28. ↑ "5000m Results". gohuskies.com. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  29. ↑ "60m Hurdles Results" (PDF). EA. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  30. ↑ "300 Metres Hurdles Indoor 2011 Finland Top 20". www.tilastopaja.com. 2011-02-05. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
  31. ↑ Steven Mills (31 January 2016). "Murto clears pole vault world junior record of 4.71m in Zweibrucken". IAAF. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  32. ↑ "Mustasaari (Finland), 4.2.2015 (indoor)". www.trackinsun.blogspot.de. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  33. ↑ "Triple Jump Results". time4results.com. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  34. ↑ Larry Eder (9 February 2014). "Boston, Sheffield, results from around the globe for Feb. 7-8, 2014, from EME News". www.runblogrun.com. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  35. ↑ "Discus Throw Results". www.live.time4results.com. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

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