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2002 IFSA Turkey Grand Prix

The 2002 IFSA Turkey Grand Prix was held on 2002-05-18 in Istanbul, Turkey. 12 athletes competed across 5 events were contested.

Date: May 18, 2002
Location: Istanbul, Turkey, Turkey
Type: IFSA Grand Prix
Division: Men
Janne Virtanen
1st Place

Janne Virtanen 🇫🇮

Total Points: 55.0

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Janne Virtanen 🇫🇮 FIN 55.0
2 Wout Zijlstra 🇳🇱 NED 45.0
3 Bernd Kerschbaumer 🇦🇹 AUT 38.5
4 Rene Minkwitz 🇩🇰 DEN 37.0
5 Gerrit Badenhorst 🇿🇦 RSA 36.0
6 Martin Muhr 🇩🇪 GER 36.0
7 Heinz Ollesch 🇩🇪 GER 33.0
8 Ireneusz Kuraś 🇵🇱 POL 29.5
9 Tibor Mészáros 🇭🇺 HUN 24.0
10 Ersin Kuruel 🇹🇷 TUR 22.0
11 Ziya Demircan 🇹🇷 TUR 20.5
12 Aaron Marsa 🇪🇸 ESP 13.5
Last updated: February 23, 2026

About 2002 IFSA Turkey Grand Prix

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