17-20 Aug Lahti, finnish championships:
100 (-1.8): (19): Tuomas Näsi 10.55; Semifinals
(19), s3 (1.3): Kari Louramo 10.40 PB;
Heats (19), h5: Ville Vakkuri (81) 10.42w; 
200 (-0.4): (20) Tommi Hartonen 20.76;
Heats (20), h3 (1.9): Hartonen 20.69 EQ NATIONAL RECORD; 
400: (18): Wilson Kirwa 47.31; 
800: (20): Kirwa 1:50.39;
1500: (18) Kirwa 3:48.07;  
5000: (19) Marko Kotila 14:06.23; 
10000: (20)Janne Holmén 28:38.42; 
3000S: (18) Kim Bergdahl 8:35.30 PB; 2 Tuomo Lehtinen
8:40.38; 
110H (0.4): (18) Jarno Jokihaara 13.79; 
2 Antti Haapakoski 13.96;
Heats (18), h2 (-1.2): Jokihaara 13.93; 
400H: (20) Janne Mäkelä 51.19; 
HJ: (18) Mika Polku 2.28 (2.32 NR/XXX);
2 Toni Huikuri 2.24; Oskari Frösén 2.24 (both Huikuri
and Frösen injured, badly limping and still jumping
2.24!); 4 Ville Vepsäläinen 2.21; 
PV: (19) Vesa Rantanen 5.50; 2 Jussi Autio 5.45 SB;
3 Ariel Mäki-Soini 5.40 SB; 4 Mikko Latvala 5.30;
LJ: (18) Kenneth Kastrén 7.70/0.2; 
TJ: (20) Johan Meriluoto 15.97/0.9 (bad flu,
only jumped to win); 
SP (20): (Finnish team to Olympics: first three here,
1. Arsi Harju 20.84 SB; 2 Ville Tiisanoja 20.27; 
3 Timo Aaltonen 20.14; 4 Jarkko Haukijärvi 19.57;
5 Tepa Reinikainen 19.54; 6 Conny Karlsson 18.72;
7 Jani Illikainen 18.63; 8 Teijo Kööpikkä 18.40;
Qualification (19),: Ville Tiisanoja 19.77; Tepa
Reinikainen 18.84; Arsi Harju 18.57;
Jarkko Haukijärvi 18.51; Timo Aaltonen 18.49;
Jani Illikainen 18.48; Conny Karlsson 18.35;
DT: (19) Timo Tompuri 60.95; 2 Petri Hakala 60.82;
3 Pertti Hynni 60.57; 4 Jouni Helppikangas 59.62;
5 Timo Sinervo 59.08;
Qualification (18),: Timo Tompuri 61.35;
Pertti Hynni 59.90; Mikko Kyyrö 58.19; 
HT: (20) Olli-Pekka Karjalainen 78.32; 2
Samu-Petri Simo 71.88; 3 Marko Wahlman 71.22;
4 Mika Laaksonen 69.97; 5 Ilmari Verho 68.91 SB; 
6 Mikko Dannbäck 68.34; 
JT: (19) Aki Parviainen 84.29; 2 Matti Närhi 82.56; 
3 Harri Hakkarainen 81.71; 4 Juha Laukkanen 79.97;
5 Harri Haatainen 79.85; 6 Marko Hyytiäinen 78.32;
7 Pekka Alaräisänen 77.65; 8 Jarkko Koski-Vähälä 75.18;
9 Kimmo Kinnunen 74.48; 
Qualification (18),: Aki Parviainen 86.93; 
Matti Närhi 82.74 SB; Harri Hakkarainen 80.79;
Kimmo Kinnunen 79.17; Jarkko Koski-Vähälä 77.95 PB;
Juha Laukkanen 76.87; Ari Pakarinen 76.56;
Harri Haatainen 76.01; Pekka Alaräisänen 74.93; 
Marko Hyytiäinen 74.43; 
Dec: (19/20) Eduard Hämäläinen 8224 SB
(received Finnish citizenship on Thursday! -
First National Championship, is now eligible to
represent Finland in the Olympics)
(11.01/-0.1 7.32/2.0 15.30 1.96 48.43 14.25/0.1 
43.48 5.10 56.12 4:34.83);
2 Aki Heikkinen 8188 PB 
(10.93/-0.1 7.57w/2.3 14.11 1.90 49.23 14.88/0.1 40.81
5.00 68.50 4:30.82); 
3 Jari Olli 7783 PB (10.95/-0.1 7.58/0.8 13.64 1.93
50.41 14.85/0.1 40.29 4.80 60.87 4:57.26); 
4 Harri Laiho 7701 PB (11.04/-0.1 7.25/0.7 13.88 1.99
49.99 14.99/0.1 37.81 4.80 57.75 4:49.59); 
5 Henri Kokkonen 7567 SB (10.98/-0.1 7.28/1.2 14.10
1.96 50.92 14.83/0.1 42.86 4.20 55.23 4:50.63);

W 100 (-1.4): (19) Heidi Hannula 11.54; Heats (19),
h1 (1.7): Hannula 11.49 PB;
h2 (0.7): Johanna Manninen 11.52; 
h3 (1.2): Sanna Kyllönen 11.40 SB; 
200 (0.4): (20) Johanna Manninen 23.28; 
Heats (20), h2 (1.9): Manninen 23.26 SB; 
400: (18) Petra Söderström 53.79; 
800: (19) Tytti Reho 2:03.59; 
1500: (20) Tytti Reho 4:14.87 PB;
5000: (18) Annemari Sandell 16:32.00;
10000: (19) Maria Söderström 34:53.55; 
3000S: (20) Johanna Risku 10:34.92 NR; 
2 Monika Kinnunen 10:42.20 PB; 
3 Mira Tuominen (81) 10:45.65 PB;
100H (1.4): (18) Manuela Bosco (82) 13.30;
Heats (18), h2: Manuela Bosco (82) 13.48;
400H: (20) Anja Rantanen 59.97;
HJ: (20) Hanna Mikkonen (81) 1.85 PB;
PV: (20) Annu Mäkelä (82) 3.95;
2 Teija Saari 3.85 SB; 3 Birgitta Ivanoff 3.85 SB;
4 Hanna Palamaa 3.75 PB;
LJ: (19) Susanna Rajamäki 6.45/-0.7 PB; 
2 Niina Saarman-Bartholdi 6.31/-0.2 PB;
TJ: (20) Heli Koivula 13.68/0.6 SB;
2 Sari Kulmala 13.65w/2.7 (13.52/1.0);
3 Niina Kelo 13.03/1.6 PB;
SP: (19) Anna Rauhala 15.49; 
DT: (18) Tiina Kankaanpää 57.44; 
2 Anita Hietalahti 54.35; 
Qualification (17),: Tiina Kankaanpää 55.26;
Anita Hietalahti 53.93;
HT: (18) Mia Strömmer 63.32; 2 Sini Pöyry 61.80;
3 Kaisa Kiintonen 60.23;
4 Merja Korpela (81) 60.19 PB; 
Qualification (17),: Sini Pöyry 59.85;
Kaisa Kiintonen 58.20; Mia Strömmer 56.23; 
Merja Korpela (81) 56.16;
JT (20): Mikaela Ingberg 63.44; 2 Taina Uppa 60.01;
3 Heli Rantanen 57.09; 4 Paula Huhtaniemi 55.53; 
5 Kirsi Ahonen 54.81; 6 Åsa Lindberg 54.64;
Qualification (19): Mikaela Ingberg 62.30; 
Taina Uppa 58.80; Heli Rantanen 55.27; 
Kirsi Ahonen 55.24; Paula Huhtaniemi 53.44; 
Hep: (17/18) Susanna Rajamäki 6014 PB 
(13.67/-0.4 1.68 14.09 24.15/0.9 6.22/-2.2 39.02 
2:19.86);
2 Annu Montell 5931 PB (13.78/1.8 1.77 13.20 25.18/0.9 
5.95/1.3 45.56 2:24.69);
3 Sanna Saarman (81) 5691 (13.93/-0.4 1.68 12.18
25.32/0.96.03/-1.2 44.20 2:26.67);
4 Salla Käppi 5525 (13.93/1.8 1.74 11.77 25.72/0.9
5.58/-0.7 44.09 2:29.69); 
10W: (17) Tiina Muinonen (81) 47:55 PB.