Paavo Nurmi Games Explained

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Date:June–August
Location:Paavo Nurmi Stadium, Turku, Finland
Type:Track and field
Est:1957

The Paavo Nurmi Games is an annual track and field meet that takes place at Paavo Nurmi Stadium in Turku, Finland. It was first held in 1957.[1] The competition has been part of the IAAF World Challenge since 2017.

Meeting records

Men

Men's meeting records of the Paavo Nurmi Games
EventRecordAthleteNationalityDate
100 m9.92 Marcell Jacobs18 June 2024[2]
200 m20.23 Ramil Guliyev5 June 2018[3]
800 m1:43.52Max Burgin14 June 2022[4] [5]
1500 m3:36.81Elijah Manangoi25 June 2015[6]
3000 m7:44.36Sadik Mikhou13 June 2017
5000 m12:55.95Josephat Menjo18 August 2010
110 m hurdles13.17 Andrew Pozzi11 August 2020[7]
400 m hurdles47.82Rasmus Mägi14 June 2022
3000 m steeplechase8:14.87Abrham Sime14 June 2022
Pole vault5.90 mKC Lightfoot13 June 2023[8]
Long jump8.14 Godfrey Mokoena24 June 2009[9]
Triple jump17.21 Zhu Yaming11 June 2019[10]
Shot put21.23 mAl Feuerbach1 August 1974
Augie Wolf26 June 1984
Discus throw70.62 mDaniel Ståhl14 June 2022
Hammer throw82.40 mPaweł Fajdek13 June 2017[11]
Javelin throw91.49 mJohannes Vetter11 August 2020[12]

Women

Women's meeting records of the Paavo Nurmi Games
EventRecordAthleteNationalityDate
100 m11.09 Daryll Neita14 June 2022
800 m1:58.73Anita Horvat13 June 2023[13]
1500 m4:03.69Melissa Courtney-Bryant11 August 2020[14]
3000 m8:38.65Meskerem Mamo5 June 2018[15]
100 m hurdles12.48 Nia Ali14 June 2022[16]
400 m hurdles54.32Jessie Knight13 June 2023[17]
3000 m steeplechase9:17.55Winfred Yavi7 June 2021[18]
High jump2.01 mNicola Olyslagers13 June 2023[19]
Pole vault4.80 mNina Kennedy18 June 2024[20]
Long jump6.54 mTunde Vaszi12 June 1997
6.54 m Jazmin Sawyers11 August 2020[21]
Triple jump14.51 Senni Salminen8 June 2021[22]
Shot put19.38 mChase Ealey11 June 2019
Discus throw66.22 mSandra Perković5 June 2018[23]
Hammer throw76.45 mBrooke Andersen13 June 2023[24]
Javelin throw66.63 mChristin Hussong7 June 2021[25]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paavo Nurmi Games 1957 Results. tilastopaja.org. 28 June 2015. 1 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150701024949/http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/fi/tuloksetPNG.php?CID=2. live.
  2. Web site: 100m Result. World Athletics. 20 June 2024.
  3. News: Kirt takes javelin showdown in Turku. IAAF. Mirko Jalava. 5 June 2018. 7 June 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141530/https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/kirt-takes-javelin-showdown-in-turku. live.
  4. Web site: Tulokset: 60. Paavo Nurmen kisat Turku 14.6.2022. Tilastopaja.org. 14 June 2022. 14 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220614200152/https://www.tilastopaja.eu/fi/db/tulokset.php?CID=88285. live.
  5. News: Stahl bounces back, Helander delights home crowd in Turku. World Athletics. Jon Mulkeen. 14 June 2022. 14 June 2022. 14 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220614193600/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/paavo-nurmi-games-turku-stahl-helander. live.
  6. News: Fajdek triumphs in Turku – IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge. IAAF. Mirko Jalava. 25 June 2015. 28 June 2015. 24 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924193150/http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/fajdek-turku-iaaf-hammer-throw-challenge. live.
  7. News: Vetter and Stahl break meeting records in Turku. World Athletics. Jon Mulkeen. 11 August 2020. 11 August 2020. 12 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200812170508/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/paavo-nurmi-games-2020-vetter-stahl. live.
  8. Web site: Pole Vault Result. time4results.com. 13 June 2023. 13 June 2023.
  9. Web site: Paavo Nurmen kisojen tulokset 1957-2017 - 48. Paavo Nurmen kisat Turku 24.6.2009. Tilastopaja.org. 9 June 2019.
  10. Web site: Tulokset: 57. Paavo Nurmen kisat Turku 11.6.2019. Tilastopaja.org. 20 June 2019.
  11. Web site: Hammer Throw Results. time4results.com. 13 June 2017. 13 June 2017. 16 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170616133247/http://live.time4results.com/yu/2017/png/7-1-r.html. live.
  12. News: Vetter and Stahl break meeting records in Turku. World Athletics. Jon Mulkeen. 11 August 2020. 20 August 2020. 12 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200812170508/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/paavo-nurmi-games-2020-vetter-stahl. live.
  13. Web site: 800m Result. time4results.com. 13 June 2023. 13 June 2023.
  14. News: Vetter and Stahl break meeting records in Turku. World Athletics. Jon Mulkeen. 11 August 2020. 20 August 2020. 12 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200812170508/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/paavo-nurmi-games-2020-vetter-stahl. live.
  15. News: Kirt takes javelin showdown in Turku. IAAF. Mirko Jalava. 5 June 2018. 7 June 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141530/https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/kirt-takes-javelin-showdown-in-turku. live.
  16. Web site: 100m Hurdles Result. World Athletics. 20 June 2024.
  17. Web site: 400m Hurdles Result. time4results.com. 13 June 2023. 13 June 2023.
  18. News: Krukowski and Nowicki secure Polish throws double in Turku. World Athletics. Cathal Dennehy. 8 June 2021. 28 June 2021. 27 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210627194659/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/wct-gold/news/paavo-nurmi-games-turku-2021. live.
  19. Web site: High Jump Result. time4results.com. 13 June 2023. 13 June 2023.
  20. Web site: Jacobs proves form with 100m win in Turku. World Athletics. 18 June 2024. 20 June 2024.
  21. News: Vetter and Stahl break meeting records in Turku. World Athletics. Jon Mulkeen. 11 August 2020. 20 August 2020. 12 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200812170508/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/paavo-nurmi-games-2020-vetter-stahl. live.
  22. News: Krukowski and Nowicki secure Polish throws double in Turku. World Athletics. Cathal Dennehy. 8 June 2021. 28 June 2021. 27 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210627194659/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/wct-gold/news/paavo-nurmi-games-turku-2021. live.
  23. News: Kirt takes javelin showdown in Turku. IAAF. Mirko Jalava. 5 June 2018. 7 June 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141530/https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/kirt-takes-javelin-showdown-in-turku. live.
  24. Web site: Hammer Throw Result. time4results.com. 13 June 2023. 13 June 2023.
  25. News: Krukowski and Nowicki secure Polish throws double in Turku. World Athletics. Cathal Dennehy. 8 June 2021. 28 June 2021. 27 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210627194659/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/wct-gold/news/paavo-nurmi-games-turku-2021. live.

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