Finnish Athletics Team Finland History of Finnish Athletics History of Finnish Javelin Throwing Competitions in Finland Finnkampen / Finland vs. Sweden Athletics Meeting Elite Games

FINNISH ATHLETICS Finnish Athletics is one of the oldest national athletics federations in the world, and one of the original founders of the International Association of Athletics Federations, the IAAF. Finnish Athletics celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2006. Despite a population of just 5.3 million inhabitants, Finland belongs to the superpowers of athletics. An Article by Antti-Pekka Sonninen for the IAAF-website in English: Finland, the ‘little-big' Superpower, celebrates 100th anniversary of Federation FOUNDED: 11.3.1906 MEMBER CLUBS: 800 NUMBER OF LICENCED ATHLETES: 30 000 MEDALS ACHIEVED: Olympic Games: 49 + 35 + 31 = 115 World Championships: 6 + 7 + 6 = 19 European Championships: 30 + 27 + 36 = 93 MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS HOSTED: Olympic Games 1952 EAA European Championships 1971 IAAF World Championships 1983 EAA European Championships 1994 IAAF World Championships 2005 ANNUAL EVENTS: 17 national championship competitions Helsinki City Marathon Helsinki Grand Prix Finland vs. Sweden Athletics Meeting About 300 national, regional and local competitions

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