Javelin Carnival starting as a part of programme on Finland 100 years

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47 th Javelin Carnival starts tomorrow with a great amount of throwers and javelin friends once again in Pihtipudas. Five days of javelin school provides to it’s participants top-level coaching, training and social life with the javelin family. We have about 200 participants in the javelin school, of which almost 40 throwers and coaches come from foreign countries.

This year is very special, because we are celebrating 100 years of Finland’s independency. Javelin Carnival is a part of programme on Finland 100 years. With respect to that, we have many special themes and topics in the carnival program:

  • Every thrower has a goal of 100 training throws during the javelin school.
  • 100 meters challenge competition, meaning a sum of throwing results of both hands. Results over 100 m will be awarded! In this event Finland had an Olympic gold medal in 1912 by Julius Saaristo with result of 109,42 m. Competition is free to register for those who want to participate.
  • Javelin Succes over 100 years -statistics book on sale. Book is published in 2015 but is still very timely, especially in centenary of Finland’s independence.
  • 100 photographs of the history of Finnish javelin throwing. In Javelin Museum visitors will experience a time travel into Finnish javelin history via old photos and sporting items.

The last highlight of Javelin Carnival will be the main competitions for male and female on Sunday. More information about that one will find on these pages in upcoming days. Welcome to Pihtipudas to see who will be the king and queen this year!

Javelin school gathers over 200 participants to Pihtipudas

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There are over 200 young javeling throwers signed up for Pihtipudas Javelin Carnival’s javelin school. With competition throwers there will be over 250 throwers and coaches gathering up to Pihtipudas. Over 60 of them come from abroad, which is the biggest amount ever.

Javelin Carnival starts on Wednesday 29 June with competitions for age groups from 9 to 15 years old. Competitions continue on Thursday for 17-22 years old, and javelin school starts for the younger ones on Thursday, too.

In the latest years there have been more and more foreign throwers coming to Pihtipudas. The biggest group of javelin throwers come from Great Britain. And, it’s especially the Finnish javelin throwing culture that brings them here.

– Being able to immerse yourself in the Finnish Javelin culture for 1 week each year is hugely inspiring and powerful. This rubs off on coaches, athletes and parents that travel with us to the Carnival. This in turn starts to help the momentum build in the UK, tells javelin coach David Parker.

On Saturday javelin school students will meet Antti Ruuskanen, as well as, Uwe Hohn, the holder of the longest official javelin throw ever.  On the same day, there will be also a lecture given by Åsmund Martinsen, the coach of Andreas Thorkildsen.

The main competitions on Sunday will be lacking of throwers, as the best European throwers will concentrate for the European Championships the next week. Still, womens’s A-final will be very good with a few outside Europe throwers as Li Lingwei (65,11 m), the winner of Pihtipudas 2015 Kelsey-Lee Roberts (63,92 m) and Kathryn Mitchell (66,10 m).

Javelin Winter Championships on 23rd January 2016

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Championship meeting for winter javelin will take place in Tampere already on 23rd January 2016. This time there won’t be a javelin school together with the winter championships, because of many coincidences. Signing up for the winter championships is to be done via kilpailukalenteri.fi.

 

The European Javelin Symposium 21-22 November 2015 in Tanhuvaara

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Symposium has now 170 registered participants from 18 different countries! (at 13 Nov 2015)

Modern Javelin Throwing

The Finnish Athletics Federation, the European Athletics Association and Tanhuvaara Sports Institute together will be organizing a seminar offering coaching knowledge from top experts. The seminar will include presentations on diverse javelin training methods, starting with the very first steps and ending at the top. Experts in medical science and physical therapy will contribute also, providing fascinating insight into muscle care and prevention of sport injuries.

Presenting experts:

Mika Lehtimäki
• Program Manager of the Olympic Committee’s Peak-Phase Program
Thomas Röhler
• German champion in 2012–2015, record-holder (89.27 m)
Harro Schwuchow
• Thomas Röhler’s coach
Petteri Piironen
• coach to Julius Yego and Ihab El Sayed Ablelrahman, among others, and
strength and conditioning coach for the Ilves Hockey league team
Ilkka Tulikoura
• MD – specialist in orthopedic and trauma surgery
Jarmo Ahonen
• physiotherapist and writer
Sami Kalaja
• director of the Research Institute for Olympic Sports (KIHU)
Riku Valleala
• communications manager and researcher for the Research Institute
for Olympic Sports
Toni Keränen
• holder of Finland’s junior record (83.29 m) and 2nd in the world rankings
Timo Keränen
• coach to javelin-thrower Toni Keränen
Kimmo Kinnunen
• coach for the Finnish Athletics Federation

Symposium flyer (PDF)

Additional information and registration: http://www.tanhuvaara.fi/urheilijat/lajit/yleisurheilu/the-european-javelin-symposium-modern-javelin-throwing-21-22-11-2015

 

Results 28 June 2015

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Javelin Carnival
Pihtipudas
28 June 2015

RESULTS

M Keihäs

1. Ari Mannio                              LehtimJy            80,69
80,02      X  80,26      X  79,90  80,69
2. Zigismunds Sirmais                      LAT                 76,86
74,08  74,01      X      X  76,86  76,64
3. Gabriel Wallin                          SWE                 76,79
70,23  67,92  70,95  74,80  76,79      X
4. Toni Sirviö                             SulkU               76,12
70,97  75,01  73,45  76,12      X  73,94
5. Harri Haatainen                         LapVi               74,71
70,55  71,99  73,40      X      X  74,71
6. Mikko Kankaanpää                        KauhWi              73,64
71,19  70,44  73,64      –      X      X
7. Jani Kiiskilä                           VeitsilKV           73,04
72,99  73,04      X      X  72,65  71,88
8. Sami Peltomäki                          AlajA               71,70
68,02  70,79      X  71,70      X      X
9. Bonne Buwembo                           GBR                 66,59
X  66,59  61,95

N Keihäs

1. Kelsey-Lee Roberts                      AUS                 61,74
52,31  55,52  60,15  57,35  61,74  61,17
2. Oona Sormunen                           TohmajU             56,74
53,17  51,58  56,74  53,11      X  54,64
3. Lina Muze                               LAT                 55,44
–  49,24  52,10      X  55,44  53,38
4. Sanni Utriainen                         TampPy              55,23
55,23  52,72  54,86      X  54,92  53,82
5. Jenni Kangas                            SeinäjSU            54,04
51,77  54,04  52,05      X      X  52,22
6. Heidi Nokelainen                        SimpU               53,14
52,53      X  52,89  51,80  53,14  52,56
7. Jelena Jaakkola                         SoinSi              52,76
50,43      X  52,31  52,76  51,37      X
8. Janette Lepistö                         LehtimJy            51,98
51,29  46,25  51,85  49,47  51,98  49,85
9. Saara Lipsanen                          LappUM              48,18
46,04  48,18  47,81
Sanne Erkkola                           TurWei                DNS

Freya Jones                             GBR                   DNS

M Keihäs B

1. Matti Mortimore                         GBR                 71,94
66,62  68,14  71,94  69,33  69,87  65,18
2. Anssi Liimatta                          JoensKa             71,20
63,98  65,41  71,20      X  68,54  68,50
3. Toni Kuusela                            AlajA               70,96
70,96  67,57      X      X      X  65,69
4. Achmed Beder Magour                     QAT                 70,85
65,22  63,45  70,24  69,40      X  70,85
5. Teo Takala                              IFRaseb             70,19
70,19  69,11  67,68      X      X      X
6. Rasmus Maukonen                         JyväskKU            69,21
69,21      X  65,16  66,88  67,68      X
7. Eetu Vanhamäki                          SeinäjSU            67,64
64,92  65,91  67,64      X      X      X
8. Taneli Juutinen                         KuopRei             67,62
64,61      X  67,62      X  66,94      X
9. Joni Karvinen                           TampPy              67,58
X  64,23  67,58
10. Freddie Curtis                          GBR                 66,75
66,75  66,50      X
11. Jarmo Marttila                          KälvTa              66,52
60,91  66,52  61,23
12. Toni Lifländer                          ImU                 66,44
66,44      X      X
13. Jere Salo                               LauttLu             66,19
64,02      X  66,19
14. Leevi Uusitalo                          RaisKu              66,15
60,97  61,58  66,15
15. Tuomo Kaurila                           VeikkVei            65,84
X  65,84  61,72
16. Philip Talus                            VasaIS              65,16
60,03  64,23  65,16
17. Greg Millar                             GBR                 64,62
64,62  64,02  64,55
18. Toni Keränen                            LimNM               63,95
61,78  63,95      X
19. Aleksi Lehto                            SeinäjSU            63,86
63,86      X      X
20. Visa Mäkinen                            VeikkVei            62,40
X  62,40      X
21. Severi Aalto                            NurmijYU            62,30
X  62,30      X
22. Matias Pahikkala                        NaantLöy            62,03
62,03      X  59,57
23. Henri Korhonen                          MaanMa              61,83
58,85  58,88  61,83
24. Jaakko Kuismanen                        HKV                 61,51
61,51      X      X
25. Miika Käräjäoja                         LappUM              60,57
X  60,57      X
26. Gavin Johnson-Assoon                    GBR                 59,76
58,48      X  59,76
27. Eemi Maukonen                           JyväskKU            59,63
55,11      X  59,63
28. Tuukka Taitonen                         LahdA               59,23
59,23      X  58,54
29. Jackson Curtis                          GBR                 58,76
X  55,57  58,76
30. Eero Hakala                             KyrVoi              54,65
54,65      X      X
31. Charlie Granville                       GBR                 53,11
X      X  53,11
32. Verner Perkkola                         LaitJy              51,94
51,94  49,95  51,71
33. Richard Dangerfield                     GBR                 48,65
48,65  47,56  47,75
Tero Nokka                              KuopRei                NM
X      X      X
Ville Miettinen                         JuuanU                 NM
X      X      X
Leon Bailey                             GBR                   DNS

Mohamed Fadl Al-Muhannadi               QAT                   DNS

N Keihäs B

1. Jenni Vuori                             SomE                49,72
46,23  49,72  48,20      X  48,91  48,50
2. Anni Vihtonen                           KarhKa              47,89
45,07  47,89      X  43,49  43,20  45,41
3. Emmi Heino                              KarkkPo             46,81
43,83  46,81      –  42,52      –  42,67
4. Merja Perätalo                          YlikNM              46,55
42,89  45,26  46,55  43,97  46,00  44,52
5. Heli Liimatta                           JoensKa             46,06
45,10  45,91  45,94      X      X  46,06
6. Jenna Jaakkola                          SoinSi              45,78
44,49  41,58  44,57  44,31  45,78      X
7. Milja Lusila                            AsikkRai            45,09
45,09  39,18  41,17  38,67      X  41,17
8. Emmi Somppi                             HKV                 44,90
40,51  44,90  41,81      –      –      –
9. Sonja Alasalmi                          JyväskKU            44,46
43,68  44,46  40,00
10. Noora Ruuska                            KannKi              43,06
43,06  38,91  37,98
11. Suvi Kemppainen                         KajKi               40,41
39,67  40,41  39,91
12. Elina Kinnunen                          UudKK               40,22
33,41  38,19  40,22
13. Milla Koski-Vähälä                      LimNM               40,13
40,13      X  39,61
14. Linda Huhtala                           YlänKi              39,22
37,34  39,22      X
15. Laura Pesola                            ReisjPi             38,05
X      X  38,05
16. Vilma Ruuska                            KannKi              38,02
35,46  37,30  38,02
17. Heli Pynnönen                           HankasHa            37,04
37,04  36,15  34,32

Jatta-Mari Jääskeläinen                 TuUL                  DNS

Viivi Kuismanen                         HKV                   DNS