2021-08 NC-FIN · Kalevan Kisat · Miesten 10-ottelu
Leo Uusimäki won the men's decathlon at the Finnish national championships on 24 August 2021 with 7621 points, 206 above the personal best he set in Lahti in July 2020. He took the lead in the last event of the ten, and five of the top six finished above their PB series.
| # | Athlete | Points | Behind | vs. PB series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leo Uusimäki (KU−58) | 7621 | +206 | |
| 2 | Tarmo Savola (LappajVeikot) | 7595 | -26 | +390 |
| 3 | Juuso Hassi (OrivedenPo) | 7412 | -209 | -322 |
| 4 | Juuso Toivonen (ÄhtärinU) | 7408 | -213 | +421 |
| 5 | Petri Ihander (Keski-UudYU) | 7283 | -338 | +43 |
| 6 | Ville Kattelus (YlihJunkkarit) | 6466 | -1155 | +176 |
| 7 | Joni Heikkinen (OulunPy) | 6273 | -1348 | -741 |
| 8 | Petri Lemmetyinen (KU−58) | 6268 | -1353 | -957 |
| 9 | Eetu Kangas (Seinäjoen SU) | 6171 | -1450 | -926 |
| 10 | Aleksi Salminen (HarjavJymy) | 5805 | -1816 | -762 |
| DNF | Aleksi Savolainen (TamPy) | |||
| DNF | Elmo Savola (LappajVeikot) | |||
| DNF | Otto Ylöstalo (IF Sibbo-V) |
The 1500m decided it. Tarmo Savola had led every one of the first nine events, by as much as 266 after the discus, and went to the line 6955 to 6903 with 52 in hand. Uusimäki ran 4.34.06 for 718 points, Savola 4.46.51 for 640, and the lead changed for the only time in the competition, by 26.
Uusimäki was second at the day break on 3952 and 214 above his PB series, the long jump carrying most of it: 7.40 for 910 points, 111 more than that jump had been worth on his best day. The high jump added 51 and the 400m 30. Day 2 was steady rather than decisive, 8 down on the series across five events, with the discus the only real loss at 30. He was second after every event until the finish.
Savola made the largest gain of the leading pair. He was first at the break on 4158 and 334 above his own PB series, having improved on it in every one of the five events: 56 in the 100m, 132 in the long jump at 7.39 against a 6.84 series mark, 92 in the shot, 27 in the high jump and 27 in the 400m. Day 2 added 56 more, the javelin worth 48 of it and the discus costing 44. His 7595 was 390 above the series and a personal best on the 7205 he scored in Seinäjoki in June.
Juuso Hassi took third from a different position. He was third at the break on 3805 but 226 under his own PB series, with the long jump 60 down, the shot 63 and the 400m 41. Day 2 opened the gap further: 35.42 in the discus for 572 points was 108 under the series mark, the largest single loss on his sheet. The pole vault returned 36 and the 1500m 4, and he finished 322 under his series.
Juuso Toivonen finished 4 points behind Hassi in fourth, and the 1500m produced the margin. He went into it third and 13 ahead; his 4.37.64 for 695 points was 122 above his own series mark, but Hassi's 4.35.01 for 712 was worth 17 more, and the places swapped. Toivonen's 421 above his PB series was the largest gain in the field.
Elmo Savola came in with the best pre-competition PB of the field, 7956 from Bydgoszcz in July 2017, and did not start the 100m.
Five of the top six beat their PB series, and each of those is a personal best. Toivonen's 421 came from every part of the competition: 73 in the long jump, 73 in the pole vault at 5.12 for 947 points, 41 in the javelin and 122 in the 1500m. Savola gained 390, Uusimäki 206, Ville Kattelus 176 in sixth and Petri Ihander 43 in fifth, the last of those rescued on day 2 by 62.04 in the javelin for 769 points and 78 above his series. Petri Lemmetyinen, eighth, finished 957 under his PB series and Joni Heikkinen, seventh, 741 under.
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