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1999 IFSA Finland Grand Prix

The 1999 IFSA Finland Grand Prix was held on 1999-03-06 in Helsinki, Finland. 14 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.

Date: March 6, 1999
Location: Helsinki, Finland, Finland
Type: IFSA Grand Prix
Division: Men
Jouko Ahola
1st Place

Jouko Ahola 🇫🇮

Total Points: 77.0

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Jouko Ahola 🇫🇮 FIN 77.0
2 Sami Heinonen 🇫🇮 FIN 70.0
3 Janne Virtanen 🇫🇮 FIN 66.5
4 Juha Tuhkasaari 🇫🇮 FIN 64.0
5 Magnus Samuelsson 🇸🇪 SWE 63.5
6 Phil Pfister 🇺🇸 USA 52.0
7 László Fekete 🇭🇺 HUN 51.0
8 Heinz Ollesch 🇩🇪 GER 37.0
9 Wayne Price 🇿🇦 RSA 35.0
10 Glenn Ross 🇬🇧 GBR 34.0
11 Matti Uppa 🇫🇮 FIN 25.0
12 Wout Zijlstra 🇳🇱 NED 15.0
13 Svend Karlsen 🇳🇴 NOR 7.0
14 Gary Mitchell 🇺🇸 USA 1.0
Last updated: February 23, 2026

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About 1999 IFSA Finland Grand Prix

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