2016 Finnish Athletics Championships Explained

Following are the results of the 2016 Finnish Athletics Championships.^[1] The games, known as Kalevan kisat in Finnish, were first held in Tampere in 1907. The 2016 events were held July 21st through 24th in Oulu.

Results

Event	Men's Track Winners		Women's Track Winners
	Name	Mark	Name	Mark
100 metres July 22		10.38		11.69
200 metres July 24		21.10		23.70
400 metres July 23		47.51		54.02
800 metres July 24		1:49.60		2:10.59
1,500 metres July 22 – 23		3:45.33		4:30.32
5,000 metres July 22 – 24		14:27.71		16:12.88
10,000 metres July 22 – 24		29:33.70		33:43.53
110 m/100m Hurdles July 23		13.81		13.05
400m Hurdles July 24		51.50		57.40
3,000 m Steeplechase July 23		8:58.60		9:40.70
20 km/10 km Race Walk July 21		1:25:37		47:47
Event	Men's Field Winners		Women's Field Winners
	Name	Mark	Name	Mark
High Jump July 23 – 24		2.21 m		1.84 m
Pole Vault July 23 – 24		5.42 m		4.40 m
Long Jump July 22 – 23		7.80 m		6.22 m
Triple Jump July 24		16.24 m		13.86 m
Shot Put July 22 – 23		19.38 m		15.35 m
Discus Throw July 22 – 24		59.97 m		56.76 m
Hammer Throw July 23 – 24		76.64 m		67.15 m
Javelin Throw July 23 – 24		82.05 m		60.98 m
Decathlon July 23 – 24		7734	-	-
Heptathlon July 22 – 23	-	-		5603

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kalevan Kisat Oulu 21.-24.7.2016 - LIVE-tulospalvelu.