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1963 Nordic Athletics Championships

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1963 Nordic Athletics Championships
Host cityGothenburg, Sweden
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events34
Records set14 championship records
1961
1965


The 1963 Nordic Athletics Championships was the second edition of the international athletics competition between Nordic countries and was held in Gothenburg, Sweden. It consisted of 34 individual athletics events, 22 for men and 12 for women. This covered a track and field programme plus a men's marathon race.

Finland defended its team title in the men's points classification with 225.5 points and Sweden repeated as women's team champions with 104 points. Iceland took part in the men's competition only and was the only nation not to have an athlete top the podium. Among the athletes in attendance were 1962 European Athletics Championships medalists Pentti Nikula, Stig Pettersson, Rainer Stenius and Pentti Eskola.[1]

Ulla-Britt Wieslander of Sweden was the most successful athlete of the tournament, defending both her 100 metres and 200 metres titles as well as adding the 80 metres hurdles championship to her honours. Bengt-Göran Fernström was the only man to win two individual titles, taking the 200 m and 400 metres races. Athletes to successfully defend their 1961 titles were Carl Fredrik Bunæs (100 m), Stig Pettersson (high jump), Stein Haugen (discus), Birger Asplund (hammer), Karen Inge Halkier (shot put) and Nina Hansen (pentathlon).

Medal summary

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Men

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Carl Fredrik Bunæs (NOR) 10.6  Pauli Ny (FIN) 10.7  Sven Hörtevall (SWE) 10.8
200 metres  Bengt-Göran Fernström (SWE) 21.9  Sven-Åke Löfgren (SWE) 22.0  Richard Simonsen (NOR) 22.1
400 metres  Bengt-Göran Fernström (SWE) 47.5  Hans-Olof Johansson (SWE) 48.2  Matti Honkanen (FIN) 48.4
800 metres  Erkki Niemelä (FIN) 1:49.7  Olavi Salonen (FIN) 1:50.0  Pekka Juutilainen (FIN) 1:50.8
1500 metres  Olavi Salonen (FIN) 3:49.0  Sven-Olof Larsson (SWE) 3:49.7  Arne Hamarsland (NOR) 3:51.7
5000 metres  Sven-Olof Larsson (SWE) 14:15.0  Odd Fuglem (NOR) 14:23.6  Reijo Höykinpuro (FIN) 14:24.8
10,000 metres  Jan-Erik Karlsson (SWE) 30:10.8  Simo Saloranta (FIN) 30:10.8  Pål Benum (NOR) 30:14.6
Marathon  Eino Oksanen (FIN) 2:22:01 CR  Paavo Pystynen (FIN) 2:22:07  Eino Valle (FIN) 2:23:40
3000 metres steeplechase  Bengt Persson (SWE) 8:50.2 CR  Esko Sirén (FIN) 8:51.6  Jouko Kuha (FIN) 8:56.8
110 m hurdles  Kjellfred Weum (NOR) 14.9  Juhani Vuori (FIN) 14.9  Raimo Asiala (FIN) 15.0
400 m hurdles  Jaakko Tuominen (FIN) 52.4  Hannu Ehoniemi (FIN) 52.9  Jussi Rintamäki (FIN) 53.2
High jump  Stig Pettersson (SWE) 2.11 m  Kjell-Åke Nilsson (SWE) 2.08 m  Henrik Hellén (FIN) 2.05 m
Pole vault  Pentti Nikula (FIN) 4.72 m CR  Taisto Laitinen (FIN) 4.72 m  Risto Ankio (FIN) 4.60 m
Long jump  Pentti Eskola (FIN) 7.65 m CR  Rainer Stenius (FIN) 7.34 m  Aarre Asiala (FIN) 7.27 m
Triple jump  Yrjö Tamminen (FIN) 15.49 m CR  Martin Jensen (NOR) 15.43 m  Asko Ruuskanen (FIN) 15.33 m
Shot put  Bjørn Bang Andersen (NOR) 17.35 m CR  Matti Yrjölä (FIN) 17.22 m  Erik Uddebom (SWE) 17.20 m
Discus throw  Stein Haugen (NOR) 52.88 m  Niilo Hangasvaara (FIN) 52.80 m  Pentti Repo (FIN) 52.68 m
Hammer throw  Birger Asplund (SWE) 61.06 m  Sverre Strandli (NOR) 60.72 m  Kalevi Horppu (FIN) 60.21 m
Javelin throw  Pauli Nevala (FIN) 78.92 m  Terje Pedersen (NOR) 78.43 m  Gunnar Arntsen (NOR) 76.89 m
Decathlon  Markus Kahma (FIN) 7034 pts  Valbjörn Thorláksson (ISL) 6931 pts  Seppo Suutari (FIN) 6641 pts
4 × 100 m relay  Finland (FIN) 41.0 CR  Denmark (DEN) 42.2 Only two teams finished
4 × 400 m relay  Sweden (SWE) 3:16.1  Finland (FIN) 3:16.3  Norway (NOR) 3:20.9

Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Ulla-Britt Wieslander (SWE) 11.9 CR  Else Hadrup (DEN) 11.9  Maija Koivusaari (FIN) 12.1
200 metres  Ulla-Britt Wieslander (SWE) 24.4 CR  Else Hadrup (DEN) 24.9  Hilkka Kivistö (FIN) 25.7
400 metres  Hilkka Hivisto (FIN) 57.2  Elisabeth Östberg (SWE) 57.3  Eeva Haimi (FIN) 57.8
800 metres  Yvonne Strandberg (SWE) 2:18.2  Anita Aittala (FIN) 2:18.7  Eeva-Liisa Kalliolahti (FIN) 2:19.4
80 m hurdles  Ulla-Britt Wieslander (SWE) 11.1 CR  Nina Hansen (DEN) 11.4  Sirkka Norrlund (FIN) 11.5
High jump  Berit Larsson (SWE) 1.64 m  Leena Kaarna (FIN) 1.64 m  Pirkko Heikkilä (FIN) 1.55 m
Long jump  Gunilla Cederström (SWE) 5.87 m CR  Berit Tøien (NOR) 5.77 m  Nina Hansen (DEN) 5.68 m
Shot put  Karen Inge Halkier (DEN) 13.70 m  Gun-Britt Flink (SWE) 13.35 m  Eila Ronkonen (FIN) 13.05 m
Discus throw  Wivianne Freivald (SWE) 48.18 m CR  Marjatta Mäkinen (FIN) 47.05 m  Inkeri Lehtonen (FIN) 45.34 m
Javelin throw  Unn Thorvaldsen (NOR) 50.10 m  Raija Talvensaari (FIN) 45.99 m  Britt Johansson (SWE) 45.42 m
Pentathlon  Nina Hansen (DEN) 4513 pts CR  Lena Kindberg (SWE) 4202 pts  Tuovi Vahtera (FIN) 4124 pts
4 × 100 m relay  Denmark (DEN) 47.4 CR  Sweden (SWE) 47.7  Finland (FIN) 47.9

Points table

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World record-breaking pole vaulter Pentti Nikula helped Finland to a second men's title
Ulla-Britt Wieslander defended her 100 m and 200 m titles to lead the Swedish women to a second team title

Men

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Rank Country Points
1  Finland 225.5
2  Sweden 131
3  Norway 87.5
4  Denmark 19
5  Iceland 8

Women

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Rank Country Points
1  Sweden 104
2  Finland 84
3  Denmark 53
4  Norway 17

References

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  1. ^ European Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-29.