2023-02 NC FIN Helsinki - Men's Heptathlon
Juuso Toivonen won the men's heptathlon at the Finnish national championships in Helsinki on 16 February 2023 with 5314 points, 148 under the personal best he set in Kuopio in February 2022. He led after every one of the seven events.
| # | Athlete | Points | Behind | vs. PB series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juuso Toivonen (ÄhtärinU) | 5314 | -148 | |
| 2 | Juuso Hassi (OrivPo) | 5229 | -85 | -300 |
| 3 | Leo Rautiainen (KU-58) | 5133 | -181 | +37 |
| 4 | Aleksi Savolainen (TampPy) | 5095 | -219 | +115 |
| 5 | Joni Heikkinen (OulunPy) | 5014 | -300 | -301 |
| 6 | Ville Toivonen (ÄhtärinU) | 4938 | -376 | |
| 7 | Ville Kattelus (YlihJu) | 4635 | -679 | -221 |
| 8 | Otto Ylöstalo (IFSibboV) | 4606 | -708 |
Juuso Toivonen led from the opening 60m and was never headed. The lead came closest in the shot put, where 11.32 for 565 points against Juuso Hassi's 13.38 for 690 cut it from 135 to 10. The high jump ended that challenge: 1.95 for 758 points against 1.86 for 679 put the margin back to 89, and it stayed between 68 and 89 for the rest of the competition.
Juuso Toivonen was first at the day break on 2994 and 59 under his own PB series, the shot put accounting for all of it and more at 68 down, with the 60m and high jump returning small amounts. Day 2 lost 89 further: 4.52 in the pole vault was 59 under his series mark and 2.55.07 in the 1000m for 713 points another 32. He finished 148 under the series and 85 clear.
Hassi came in with the best pre-competition PB in the field, 5529 from Helsinki in March 2015, and was second after every event. He was 260 under his own PB series at the day break on 2905, the long jump 115 of that at 6.63 against a 7.12 series mark and the shot 58. Day 2 held the deficit almost level, losing only 40 across three events, and he finished 300 under the series.
Leo Rautiainen was third at the day break on 2878 and 77 above his PB series, built on 6.61 in the long jump, 59 more than that jump had been worth on his best day. The pole vault added 62 at 4.22 against a 4.00 series mark and took him to 134 up, then 2.53.48 in the 1000m for 730 points cost 97. He held third throughout and finished 5133, 37 above the 5096 he scored in Helsinki the month before.
Aleksi Savolainen finished 38 behind Rautiainen in fourth, and the 1000m produced the margin. He went into it 9 behind; Rautiainen ran 2.53.48 for 730 points, Savolainen 2.56.34 for 701, and the gap became 38. Savolainen's own competition ran 115 above his PB series, the pole vault worth 64 of it at 4.52 against a 4.30 series mark.
Two men beat their PB series, and both scored personal bests: Savolainen by 115 and Rautiainen by 37. Joni Heikkinen, fifth, finished 301 under his series, and one event caused it: 3.72 in the pole vault for 541 points, 225 under the 4.52 in his PB series. Otto Ylöstalo, the third-ranked entrant on 5369 from Jyväskylä in March 2014, finished eighth.
Generated with AI, but not by AI.