Nordic 10000m Challenge explained

The Nordic 10000m Challenge is an annual long-distance running competition over 10,000 metres between the Nordic countries: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. The competition was established in 1997, the same year as the European 10,000m Cup.

The organising body, Nordic Athletics, has also encouraged participation of the Baltic countries: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.^[1]

Editions

Edition	Year	Venue	Country	Men's winner	Men's time	Women's winner	Women's time	Reference
22nd	2018		Denmark		30:20		34:22	^[2]
21st	2017		Denmark		29:23.28		34:00.21	http://www.hvidovre-atletik.dk/uploads/file/DM%2010.000m%202017/Results%20Nordic%20and%20Danish%2010.000m%20Championship%202017.pdf
20th	2016		Denmark		29:32.92		34:00.14	http://www.kondis.no/ingen-suksess-i-nordic-10000m-challenge.5875654-127676.html
19th	2015		Denmark		28:58.89		33:53.88	http://www.kondis.no/god-innsats-av-de-norske-i-nordic-challenge.5762042-127676.html
18th	2014		Norway		29:12.84		34:11.21	http://www.kondis.no/apningsstevne-bislett-vedvik-nordisk-mester-paa-10-000-m.5497435-127676.html?showtipform=2
17th	2013		Sweden		29:57.84		33:58.76	https://www.friidrett.no/globalassets/stevner/resultater/tidligere/documents/2013/sandviken040513.pdf
16th	2012		Denmark		29:47.03		34:28.50	https://www.friidrett.no/link/a4b5decf368146d8a59eb48b1b4a55a3.aspx
15th	2011		Iceland		30:35.90		35:06.64	https://www.friidrett.no/link/bb66a24edc5c490da2d3eca73087ee8d.aspx
14th	2010		Finland		29:36.63		34:51.03	https://www.friidrett.no/link/e1e478a70a574318a98529316db32d25.aspx
13th	2009		Norway		29:06.22		34.:34.82	https://www.friidrett.no/globalassets/stevner/resultater/tidligere/documents/2009/vidar240509.htm
12th	2008		Denmark		29:43.63		32:31.45	https://www.friidrett.no/link/0bdabe2987a040caabeae8d00ac110ad.aspx
11th	2007		Finland		29:54.16		34:50.91	https://www.friidrett.no/globalassets/stevner/resultater/tidligere/documents/2007/kerava270507.txt
10th	2006		Iceland		30:04.25		33:53.66	https://www.friidrett.no/link/c585fe3e61c24790820f23f41a939278.aspx
9th	2005		Sweden		29:16.89		34:20.28	https://www.friidrett.no/link/3b1bae21c5aa4ea19bb9f2e91908a061.aspx
8th	2004		Norway		29:35.33		33:36.44	https://www.friidrett.no/link/246ec4625f504502a46fd2ea4fed39b9.aspx
7th	2003		Denmark		29:16.63		32:43.19	http://www.nordic-athletics.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2003.pdf
6th	2002		Finland		28:55.24		33:30.81	http://www.nordic-athletics.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2002.pdf
5th	2001		Sweden		29:23.81		33:58.89	http://www.nordic-athletics.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2001.pdf
4th	2000		Norway		29:13.16		32:24.06	http://www.nordic-athletics.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2000.pdf
3rd	1999		Denmark		28:49.60		33:20.08	http://www.nordic-athletics.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1999.pdf
2nd	1998		Finland		29:02.87		33:11.36	http://www.nordic-athletics.org/wp-content/uploads/1998.pdf
1st	1997	Stockholm (women) Gävle (men)	Sweden		28:57.95		34:07.71	http://www.nordic-athletics.org/wp-content/uploads/1997.pdf

References

• Nordic 10000m Challenge. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-05-22.

Notes and References

1. http://www.nordic-athletics.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Nordic-Handbook-2014-Approved-version.pdf Nordic Handbook
2. http://www.nordic-athletics.org/wp-content/uploads/2018.pdf 2018 Nordic Competitions