2026-07 NC-FIN · Kalevan Kisat · Miesten 10-ottelu
Tarmo Savola won the men's decathlon at the Finnish national championships on 25 July 2026 with 7655 points, 152 under the personal best he set in Espoo in August 2025. He led after every one of the ten events.
| # | Athlete | Points | Behind | vs. PB series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarmo Savola (TuUL) | 7655 | -152 | |
| 2 | Aleksi Savolainen (TampPy) | 7436 | -219 | -183 |
| 3 | Ville Toivonen (ÄhtU) | 7401 | -254 | +1 |
| 4 | Joni Heikkinen (OulPy) | 7358 | -297 | -441 |
| 5 | Olavi Halonen (HyvsU) | 7111 | -544 | +409 |
| 6 | Jere Liskojärvi (HelsTa) | 7059 | -596 | -248 |
| 7 | Eelis Kuusjärvi (LempKiYU) | 7038 | -617 | -31 |
| 8 | Juuso Toivonen (ÄhtU) | 6913 | -742 | -495 |
| 9 | Aleksi Hakanen (LauttLu) | 6831 | -824 | -294 |
| 10 | Matias Tapanainen (EspTa) | 5588 | -2067 | -1248 |
| DNF | Aleksi Hilska (LappUM) | |||
| DNF | Leo Rautiainen (KU-58) |
Savola led from the opening 100m and was never headed. Joni Heikkinen kept the margin between 57 and 95 through the first four events; the 400m ended the challenge, Savola running 48.63 for 879 points against 50.41 for 796 and stretching it to 178. It did not fall below 218 again.
Savola was 132 under his own PB series at the day break on 4076, having lost 41 in the 100m, 42 in the long jump and 60 in the 400m against the marks that produced his best score. Day 2 held almost level: 23 above the series in the hurdles, 59 under in the pole vault at 4.50 against a 4.70 series mark, then 45 above it in the javelin at 55.49 for 670 points. He finished 152 under the series and 219 clear.
Aleksi Savolainen was fifth after the 100m and third at the day break on 3832, 110 under his own PB series. Day 2 lost 73 more, with the hurdles 45 down and the discus returning 34. He moved from third to second in the pole vault, 4.90 for 880 points, and held it to the end, finishing 183 under the series.
Ville Toivonen was fifth at the day break on 3702 and 25 above his PB series, having taken 32 in the shot and lost 33 in the 100m. Day 2 dipped 23 under it at the pole vault and then the javelin turned the competition for third: 67.25 for 847 points, which moved him from fourth past Heikkinen. He closed with 4.42.69 in the 1500m for 663 points, 44 above his series mark, and finished 7401, one point above both his PB series and the 7400 he scored in Lahti in July 2023.
Heikkinen was second after every event from the 100m to the discus. He finished 43 behind Ville Toivonen in fourth, and the javelin produced it: 51.23 for 607 points against 847 turned a 96-point lead into a 144-point deficit, and 4.26.99 in the 1500m for 764 points closed 101 of that. His own competition ran 441 under his PB series, with 121 lost in the discus at 39.27 against a 45.19 series mark and 85 in the pole vault.
Two men beat their PB series. Olavi Halonen gained 409 for fifth, improving on his series in seven of the ten events, with 90 from the discus, 81 from the javelin and 79 from the closing 1500m; that is a personal best on the 6702 he scored in Espoo in August 2025. Ville Toivonen's +1 is also a personal best. Juuso Toivonen, eighth, finished 495 under his series and Heikkinen, the second-ranked entrant on 7799 from Espoo in August 2025, 441 under.
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