Nordic Athletics Championships

Nordic Athletics Championships

Sport	Track and field
Founded	1961
Ceased	1965
Country	Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland

The Nordic Athletics Championships was an international athletics competition between Nordic countries – Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland. It was held on three occasions, in 1961, 1963 and 1965.^[1]

Events[]

The competition programme featured a total of 34 individual Nordic Championship athletics events, 22 for men and 12 for women.^[1] The limited number of events for women reflected that of the Olympic programme of the time.^[2]

Running

• 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 1500 metres (men only), 5000 metres (men only), 10,000 metres (men only), marathon (men only)

Obstacle events

• 80 metres hurdles (women only), 110 metres hurdles (men only), 400 metres hurdles (men only), 3000 metres steeplechase (men only)

Jumping events

• Pole vault (men only), high jump, long jump, triple jump (men only)

Throwing events

• Shot put, discus throw, javelin throw, hammer throw (men only)

Relays

• 4 × 100 metres relay, 4 × 400 metres relay (men only)

Combined events

• Pentathlon (women only), decathlon (men only)

Editions[]

Year	Date	Venue	Country	Winning men's nation	Winning women's nation
1961		Oslo	Norway	Finland	Sweden
1963		Gothenburg	Sweden	Finland	Sweden
1965		Helsinki	Finland	Finland	Finland

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