Paavo Nurmi Games

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.

Paavo Nurmi Games
DateJune–August
LocationPaavo Nurmi Stadium, Turku, Finland
Event typeTrack and field
Established1957

Meeting records

Men
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
100 m 10.00 (+1.3 m/s) Mike Rodgers  United States 11 June 2019 [2]
200 m 20.23 (0.0 m/s) Ramil Guliyev  Turkey 5 June 2018 [3]
800 m 1:45.00 Mike Boit  Kenya 24 July 1975
1500 m 3:36.81 Elijah Manangoi  Kenya 25 June 2015 [4]
3000 m 7:44.36 Sadik Mikhou  Bahrain 13 June 2017
5000 m 12:55.95 Josephat Menjo  Kenya 18 August 2010
110 m hurdles 13.18 (-0.1 m/s) Sergey Shubenkov  Russia 5 June 2018 [5]
400 m hurdles 49.44 Le Roux Hamman  South Africa 29 June 2016 [6]
3000 m steeplechase 8:18.29 Andy Bayer  United States 11 June 2019 [2]
Pole vault 5.85 m Yevgeny Smiryagin  Russia 12 June 1997
Long jump 8.14 (-1.9 m/s) Godfrey Mokoena  South Africa 24 June 2009 [7]
Triple jump 17.21 (+1.6 m/s) Zhu Yaming  China 11 June 2019 [2]
Shot put 21.23 m Al Feuerbach  United States 1 August 1974
Augie Wolf  United States 26 June 1984
Discus throw 66.74 m Fedrick Dacres  Jamaica 11 June 2019 [2]
Hammer throw 82.40 m Paweł Fajdek  Poland 13 June 2017 [8]
Javelin throw 91.28 m Thomas Röhler  Germany 29 June 2016 [9]

Women
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
100 m 11.16 (+1.1 m/s) Carina Horn  South Africa 25 June 2015 [10]
800 m 2:01.50 Olga Lyakhova  Ukraine 13 June 2017 [11]
1500 m 4:06.21 Winnie Nanyondo  Uganda 11 June 2019 [2]
3000 m 8:38.65 Meskerem Mamo  Ethiopia 5 June 2018 [12]
100 m hurdles 12.58 (+1.8 m/s) Christina Clemons  United States 11 June 2019 [2]
400 m hurdles 55.23 Andrea Blackett  Barbados 2 August 2000
3000 m steeplechase 9:28.49 Salima Alami  Morocco 25 June 2015 [13]
High jump 1.98 m Louise Ritter  United States 25 July 1985
Pole vault 4.62 m Alysha Newman  Canada 11 June 2019 [2]
Triple jump 14.22 (+1.6 m/s) Gabriela Petrova  Bulgaria 11 June 2019 [2]
Shot put 19.38 m Chase Ealey  USA 11 June 2019 [2]
Discus throw 66.22 m Sandra Perković  Croatia 5 June 2018 [14]
Hammer throw 75.61 m Anita Włodarczyk  Poland 11 June 2019 [2]
Javelin throw 65.03 m Tatsiana Khaladovich  Belarus 13 June 2017 [15]

References
  1. "Paavo Nurmi Games 1957 Results". tilastopaja.org. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. "Tulokset: 57. Paavo Nurmen kisat Turku 11.6.2019". Tilastopaja.org. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  3. Mirko Jalava (5 June 2018). "Kirt takes javelin showdown in Turku". IAAF. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  4. Mirko Jalava (25 June 2015). "Fajdek triumphs in Turku – IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  5. Mirko Jalava (5 June 2018). "Kirt takes javelin showdown in Turku". IAAF. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  6. "Paavo Nurmen kisojen tulokset 1957-2017 - 54. Paavo Nurmen kisat Turku 29.6.2016". Tilastopaja.org. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  7. "Paavo Nurmen kisojen tulokset 1957-2017 - 48. Paavo Nurmen kisat Turku 24.6.2009". Tilastopaja.org. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  8. "Hammer Throw Results". time4results.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  9. "Javelin Throw Results". time4results.com. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  10. Mirko Jalava (25 June 2015). "Fajdek triumphs in Turku – IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  11. Mirko Jalava (13 June 2017). "Fajdek throws world-leading 82.40m in Turku". IAAF. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  12. Mirko Jalava (5 June 2018). "Kirt takes javelin showdown in Turku". IAAF. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  13. Mirko Jalava (25 June 2015). "Fajdek triumphs in Turku – IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  14. Mirko Jalava (5 June 2018). "Kirt takes javelin showdown in Turku". IAAF. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  15. Mirko Jalava (13 June 2017). "Fajdek throws world-leading 82.40m in Turku". IAAF. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
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