The 2008 Finnish Athletics Championships were held in the Ratina Stadion in Tampere from July 24 to July 27, 2008. The event served as a qualification tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics staged from August 15 to August 24, 2008 in Beijing, PR China.

Results

Finland 2008 FINNISH ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Track Events Men’s Winners Women’s Winners
Name Mark Name Mark
100 metres
 Joni Rautanen10,52 Sari Keskitalo11,49
200 metres Visa Hongisto20,88 Sari Keskitalo23,59
400 metres Matti Välimäki47,17 Karin Storbacka54,55
800 metres Mikko Lahtio1.48,77 Mari Järvenpää2.07,82
1,500 metres Robert Rotkirch3.53,95 Mari Järvenpää4.26,68
5,000 metres Jussi Utriainen14.10,35 Annemari Sandell-Hyvärinen16.15,47
10,000 metres Jussi Utriainen29.46,55 Annemari Sandell-Hyvärinen34.53,18
110 m/100 m Hurdles Markus Vilen14,12 Johanna Halkoaho13,46
400 m Hurdles Janne Mäkelä50,47 Ilona Ranta58,06
3,000 m Steeplechase Jukka Keskisalo8.33,21 Sandra Eriksson10.15,25
20 km/10 km Race Walk Jarkko Kinnunen1:25.56 Marja Penttinen47.37
Field Event Men’s Winners Women’s Winners
Name Mark Name Mark
High Jump Oskari Frösén2.27 m Hanna Grobler1.81 m
Pole Vault Eemeli Salomäki5.35 m Vanessa Vandy4.30 m
Long Jump Petteri Lax8.11 m Noora Pesola6.46 m
Triple Jump Aleksi Tammentie15.93 m Elina Sorsa13.40 m
Shot Put Robert Häggblom18.88 m Suvi Helin15.36 m
Discus Throw Frantz Kruger61.59 m Anita Hietalahti54.23 m
Hammer Throw Olli-Pekka Karjalainen77.93 m Merja Korpela67.43 m
Javelin Throw Tero Järvenpää86.68 m Kirsi Ahonen58.86 m
Decathlon Jaakko Ojaniemi7517 ——
Heptathlon —— Niina Kelo5757

See also

References

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