1963 Nordic Athletics Championships

1963 Nordic Athletics Championships Gothenburg, Sweden Senior Outdoor 34 14 championship records 1961 1965 Nordic Athletics Championships 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.European Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-29. 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 Men 100 metresCarl Fredrik Bunæs NOR 10.6Pauli Ny FIN 10.7Sven Hörtevall SWE 10.8200 metresBengt-Göran Fernström SWE 21.9Sven-Åke Löfgren SWE 22.0Richard Simonsen NOR 22.1400 metresBengt-Göran Fernström SWE 47.5Hans-Olof Johansson SWE 48.2Matti Honkanen FIN 48.4800 metresErkki Niemelä FIN 1:49.7Olavi Salonen FIN 1:50.0Pekka Juutilainen FIN 1:50.81500 metresOlavi Salonen FIN 3:49.0Sven-Olof Larsson SWE 3:49.7Arne Hamarsland NOR 3:51.75000 metresSven-Olof Larsson SWE 14:15.0Odd Fuglem NOR 14:23.6Reijo Höykinpuro FIN 14:24.810,000 metresJan-Erik Karlsson SWE 30:10.8Simo Saloranta FIN 30:10.8Pål Benum NOR 30:14.6MarathonEino Oksanen FIN 2:22:01 CRPaavo Pystynen FIN 2:22:07Eino Valle FIN 2:23:403000 metres steeplechaseBengt Persson SWE 8:50.2 CREsko Sirén FIN 8:51.6Jouko Kuha FIN 8:56.8110 m hurdlesKjellfred Weum NOR 14.9Juhani Vuori FIN 14.9Raimo Asiala FIN 15.0400 m hurdlesJaakko Tuominen FIN 52.4Hannu Ehoniemi FIN 52.9Jussi Rintamäki FIN 53.2High jumpStig Pettersson SWE 2.11 m Kjell-Åke Nilsson SWE 2.08 mHenrik Hellén FIN 2.05 mPole vaultPentti Nikula FIN 4.72 m CRTaisto Laitinen FIN 4.72 mRisto Ankio FIN 4.60 mLong jumpPentti Eskola FIN 7.65 m CRRainer Stenius FIN 7.34 mAarre Asiala FIN 7.27 mTriple jumpYrjö Tamminen FIN 15.49 m CRMartin Jensen NOR 15.43 mAsko Ruuskanen FIN 15.33 mShot putBjørn Bang Andersen NOR 17.35 m CRMatti Yrjölä FIN 17.22 mErik Uddebom SWE 17.20 mDiscus throwStein Haugen NOR 52.88 mNiilo Hangasvaara FIN 52.80 mPentti Repo FIN 52.68 mHammer throwBirger Asplund SWE 61.06 mSverre Strandli NOR 60.72 mKalevi Horppu FIN 60.21 mJavelin throwPauli Nevala FIN 78.92 mTerje Pedersen NOR 78.43 mGunnar Arntsen NOR 76.89 mDecathlonMarkus Kahma FIN 7034 ptsValbjörn Thorláksson ISL 6931 ptsSeppo Suutari FIN 6641 pts4 × 100 m relayFIN 41.0 CRDEN 42.2Only two teams finished4 × 400 m relaySWE 3:16.1FIN 3:16.3NOR 3:20.9 Women 100 metresUlla-Britt Wieslander SWE 11.9 CRElse Hadrup DEN 11.9Maija Koivusaari FIN 12.1200 metresUlla-Britt Wieslander SWE 24.4 CRElse Hadrup DEN 24.9Hilkka Kivistö FIN 25.7400 metresHilkka Hivisto FIN 57.2Elisabeth Östberg SWE 57.3Eeva Haimi FIN 57.8800 metresYvonne Strandberg SWE 2:18.2Anita Aittala FIN 2:18.7Eeva-Liisa Kalliolahti FIN 2:19.480 m hurdlesUlla-Britt Wieslander SWE 11.1 CRNina Hansen DEN 11.4Sirkka Norrlund FIN 11.5High jumpBerit Larsson SWE 1.64 m Leena Kaarna FIN 1.64 mPirkko Heikkilä FIN 1.55 mLong jumpGunilla Cederström SWE 5.87 m CRBerit Tøien NOR 5.77 mNina Hansen DEN 5.68 mShot putKaren Inge Halkier DEN 13.70 mGun-Britt Flink SWE 13.35 mEila Ronkonen FIN 13.05 mDiscus throwWivianne Freivald SWE 48.18 m CRMarjatta Mäkinen FIN 47.05 mInkeri Lehtonen FIN 45.34 mJavelin throwUnn Thorvaldsen NOR 50.10 mRaija Talvensaari FIN 45.99 mBritt Johansson SWE 45.42 mPentathlonNina Hansen DEN 4513 pts CRLena Kindberg SWE 4202 ptsTuovi Vahtera FIN 4124 pts4 × 100 m relayDEN 47.4 CRSWE 47.7FIN 47.9 Points table thumb|World record-breaking pole vaulter Pentti Nikula helped Finland to a second men's title thumb|Ulla-Britt Wieslander defended her 100 m and 200 m titles to lead the Swedish women to a second team title Men RankCountryPoints 1 225.5 2 131 3 87.5 4 19 5 8 Women RankCountryPoints 1 104 2 84 3 53 4 17 References Nordic Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-29. 1961 Nordic Championships Nordic Championships Category:International sports competitions in Gothenburg Category:1960s in Gothenburg Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Sweden Category:Athletics in Gothenburg