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Finland
Career 1922 - 2018
Best year 1924
Total points 789
Best results 1x 1. Olympic Games
All-time rank
#9
10-year rank
#22

Ranking Development

Points distribution

Disciplines

Contests

Categories

YearContestDisciplineCategoryPositionPointsName
2018 European Championship Team sprint Men 2 6 -
2018 European Championship 500m Men 2 2 Mika Poutala
2013 World Championship Sprint Men 2 4 Pekka Koskela
2012 World Cup 500m Men 2 4 Pekka Koskela
2012 World Championship 500m Men 3 2 Pekka Koskela
2010 World Cup 500m Men 3 2 Mika Poutala
2008 World record - annual holding 1000m Men 1 2 Pekka Koskela
2008 World Cup 100m Men 1 8 Mika Poutala
2007 World Cup 100m Men 3 2 Pekka Koskela
2007 World Championship Sprint Men 2 4 Pekka Koskela
2007 World record - improvement 1000m Men 1 8 Pekka Koskela
2007 World Cup 500m Men 3 2 Pekka Koskela
2006 World Cup 100m Men 2 4 Mika Poutala
2005 World Championship 1000m Men 3 2 Pekka Koskela
1972 World record - improvement 500m Men 1 8 Leo Linkovesi
1972 World Championship Sprint Men 1 8 Leo Linkovesi
1968 Olympic Games 1500m Women 1 24 Kaija Mustonen
1968 Olympic Games 3000m Women 2 12 Kaija Mustonen
1965 World Championship Allround Men 2 6 Jouko Launonen
1965 World record - annual holding 1500m Men 1 2 Juhani Järvinen
1964 World record - annual holding 1500m Men 1 2 Juhani Järvinen
1964 Olympic Games 1500m Women 2 12 Kaija Mustonen
1963 World record - annual holding 1500m Men 1 2 Juhani Järvinen
1962 World record - annual holding 1500m Men 1 2 Juhani Järvinen
1961 World record - annual holding 1500m Men 1 2 Juhani Järvinen
1960 World record - annual holding 1500m Men 1 2 Juhani Järvinen
1960 Olympic Games 3000m Women 3 6 Eevi Huttunen
1959 World record - improvement 1500m Men 1 8 Juhani Järvinen
1959 European Championship Allround Men 2 3 Juhani Järvinen
1959 World Championship Allround Men 2 6 Toivo Salonen
1959 European Championship Allround Men 3 2 Toivo Salonen
1959 World Championship Allround Men 1 10 Juhani Järvinen
1956 Olympic Games 1500m Men 3 6 Toivo Salonen
1954 World record - annual holding 1000m Men 1 2 Clas Thunberg
1953 World record - annual holding 1000m Men 1 2 Clas Thunberg
1952 World record - annual holding 1000m Men 1 2 Clas Thunberg
1952 World Championship Allround Men 2 6 Lassi Parkkinen
1951 World record - annual holding 1000m Men 1 2 Clas Thunberg
1951 World Championship Allround Women 1 10 Eevi Huttunen
1950 World record - annual holding 1000m Men 1 2 Clas Thunberg
1949 World record - annual holding 1000m Men 1 2 Clas Thunberg
1949 World record - improvement 5000m Women 1 8 Verné Lesche
1948 Olympic Games 10000m Men 2 12 Lassi Parkkinen
1948 World record - annual holding 1000m Men 1 2 Clas Thunberg
1948 Olympic Games 10000m Men 3 6 Pentti Lammio
1947 World Championship Allround Women 1 10 Verné Lesche
1947 World record - annual holding 1000m Men 1 2 Clas Thunberg
1947 World Championship Allround Men 1 10 Lassi Parkkinen
1946 World record - annual holding 1000m Men 1 2 Clas Thunberg
1945 World record - annual holding 1000m Men 1 2 Clas Thunberg
1944 World record - annual holding 1000m Men 1 2 Clas Thunberg
1943 World record - annual holding 1000m Men 1 2 Clas Thunberg
1942 World record - annual holding 1000m Men 1 2 Clas Thunberg
1941 World record - annual holding 1000m Men 1 2 Clas Thunberg
1940 World record - annual holding 1000m Men 1 2 Clas Thunberg
1939 World Championship Allround Women 3 4 Laura Tamminen
1939 World Championship Allround Men 1 10 Birger Wasenius
1939 World Championship Allround Women 1 10 Verné Lesche
1939 World Championship Allround Women 2 6 Liisa Salmi
1939 World record - annual holding 1000m Men 1 2 Clas Thunberg
1938 World record - annual holding 1000m Men 1 2 Clas Thunberg
1938 World Championship Allround Women 2 6 Verné Lesche
1937 World Championship Allround Women 3 4 Verné Lesche
1937 World record - annual holding 1000m Men 1 2 Clas Thunberg
1937 European Championship Allround Men 3 2 Birger Wasenius
1937 World Championship Allround Men 2 6 Birger Wasenius
1936 Olympic Games 5000m Men 3 6 Antero Ojala
1936 World Championship Allround Women 2 6 Verné Lesche
1936 World record - improvement 5000m Women 1 8 Verné Lesche
1936 World Championship Allround Men 2 6 Birger Wasenius
1936 Olympic Games 10000m Men 2 12 Birger Wasenius
1936 Olympic Games 5000m Men 2 12 Birger Wasenius
1936 World record - annual holding 1000m Men 1 2 Clas Thunberg
1936 Olympic Games 1500m Men 3 6 Birger Wasenius
1935 European Championship Allround Men 3 2 Birger Wasenius
1935 World record - annual holding 1000m Men 1 2 Clas Thunberg
1934 World record - annual holding 1000m Men 1 2 Clas Thunberg
1934 World record - improvement 1000m Women 1 8 Verné Lesche
1934 World Championship Allround Women 2 6 Verné Lesche
1934 World Championship Allround Men 2 6 Birger Wasenius
1933 European Championship Allround Men 3 2 Kalle Paananen
1933 European Championship Allround Men 2 3 Birger Wasenius
1933 World record - annual holding 1000m Men 1 2 Clas Thunberg
1933 World record - improvement 1500m Women 1 8 Verné Lesche
1932 World record - annual holding 500m Men 1 2 Clas Thunberg
1932 European Championship Allround Men 1 5 Clas Thunberg
1932 World record - improvement 3000m Men 1 8 Clas Thunberg
1932 European Championship Allround Men 2 3 Ossi Blomqvist
1932 World record - annual holding 1000m Men 1 2 Clas Thunberg
1931 European Championship Allround Men 2 3 Ossi Blomqvist
1931 World record - annual holding 1000m Men 1 2 Clas Thunberg
1931 Own WR improvement 500m Men 1 4 Clas Thunberg
1931 World Championship Allround Men 1 10 Clas Thunberg
1931 European Championship Allround Men 1 5 Clas Thunberg
1930 World record - annual holding 500m Men 1 2 Clas Thunberg
1930 World record - improvement 1000m Men 1 8 Clas Thunberg
1929 European Championship Allround Men 2 3 Clas Thunberg
1929 World record - improvement 500m Men 1 8 Clas Thunberg
1929 World Championship Allround Men 1 10 Clas Thunberg
1928 European Championship Allround Men 1 5 Clas Thunberg
1928 World Championship Allround Men 1 10 Clas Thunberg
1928 Olympic Games 1500m Men 1 24 Clas Thunberg
1928 Olympic Games 500m Men 3 6 Jaakko Friman
1928 Olympic Games 5000m Men 2 12 Julius Skutnabb
1928 Olympic Games 500m Men 1 24 Clas Thunberg
1927 European Championship Allround Men 2 3 Clas Thunberg
1927 World Championship Allround Men 2 6 Clas Thunberg
1926 European Championship Allround Men 1 5 Julius Skutnabb
1926 European Championship Allround Men 3 2 Uuno Pietilä
1925 World Championship Allround Men 2 6 Uuno Pietilä
1925 World Championship Allround Men 1 10 Clas Thunberg
1924 Olympic Games 5000m Men 2 12 Julius Skutnabb
1924 Olympic Games Allround Men 1 30 Clas Thunberg
1924 Olympic Games 5000m Men 1 24 Clas Thunberg
1924 World Championship Allround Men 2 6 Uuno Pietilä
1924 Olympic Games 1500m Men 1 24 Clas Thunberg
1924 World Championship Allround Men 3 4 Julius Skutnabb
1924 Olympic Games 500m Men 3 6 Clas Thunberg
1924 Olympic Games 10000m Men 2 12 Clas Thunberg
1924 Olympic Games Allround Men 3 12 Julius Skutnabb
1924 European Championship Allround Men 2 3 Clas Thunberg
1924 Olympic Games 10000m Men 1 24 Julius Skutnabb
1923 European Championship Allround Men 2 3 Clas Thunberg
1923 World Championship Allround Men 1 10 Clas Thunberg
1922 European Championship Allround Men 1 5 Clas Thunberg
1922 World Championship Allround Men 3 4 Clas Thunberg
1922 European Championship Allround Men 3 2 Asser Wallenius
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