2002 Riku Kiri Classic
The 2002 Riku Kiri Classic was held on 2002-07-25 in Helsinki, Finland. 11 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.
Events (6 total)
- 1. Farmer's Walk
- 2. Weight Throw
- 3. Conan's Wheel
- 4. Log Lift
- 5. Tire Flip
- 6. Carry & Drag
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harri Simonen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 61.0 |
| 2 | Anders Johansson | 🇸🇪 SWE | 58.0 |
| 3 | Janne Hartikainen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 52.5 |
| 4 | Benny Wennberg | 🇸🇪 SWE | 46.5 |
| 5 | Esa Keski-Porkkunen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 45.0 |
| 6 | Antti Salo | 🇫🇮 FIN | 34.0 |
| 7 | Tomi Kurunsaari | 🇫🇮 FIN | 30.0 |
| 8 | Marko Susi | 🇫🇮 FIN | 22.5 |
| 9 | Juha-Pekka Aitala | 🇫🇮 FIN | 17.5 |
| 10 | Marko Frimodig | 🇫🇮 FIN | 15.5 |
| 11 | Juha Karhu | 🇫🇮 FIN | 6.5 |
Event-by-Event Results
Carry & Drag
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harri Simonen | 38.00 s | 11.0 |
| 2 | Anders Johansson | 43.00 s | 10.0 |
| 3 | Esa Keski-Porkkunen | 54.00 s | 9.0 |
| 4 | Tomi Kurunsaari | 68.00 s | 8.0 |
| 5 | Benny Wennberg | 80.00 s | 7.0 |
| 6 | Antti Salo | 89.00 s | 6.0 |
| 7 | Janne Hartikainen | 117.00 s | 5.0 |
| 8 | Marko Susi | - | 4.0 |
| 9 | Marko Frimodig | - | 3.0 |
| 10 | Juha Karhu | - | 2.0 |
| - | Juha-Pekka Aitala | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Conan's Wheel
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Hartikainen | 44 m | 11.0 |
| 2 | Harri Simonen | 34.2 m | 10.0 |
| 3 | Anders Johansson | 32.5 m | 9.0 |
| 4 | Benny Wennberg | 30.92 m | 8.0 |
| 5 | Esa Keski-Porkkunen | 28.55 m | 7.0 |
| 6 | Antti Salo | 24.45 m | 6.0 |
| 7 | Marko Susi | 12.57 m | 5.0 |
| 8 | Juha-Pekka Aitala | 12 m | 4.0 |
| 9 | Tomi Kurunsaari | 11.57 m | 3.0 |
| 10 | Marko Frimodig | 6.22 m | 2.0 |
| 11 | Juha Karhu | 4.64 m | 1.0 |
Farmer's Walk
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anders Johansson | 84.3 m | 11.0 |
| 2 | Harri Simonen | 70.7 m | 10.0 |
| 3 | Esa Keski-Porkkunen | 60.5 m | 9.0 |
| 4 | Juha-Pekka Aitala | 60.37 m | 8.0 |
| 5 | Janne Hartikainen | 58.55 m | 7.0 |
| 6 | Benny Wennberg | 51.45 m | 6.0 |
| 7 | Antti Salo | 45.4 m | 5.0 |
| 8 | Tomi Kurunsaari | 44.5 m | 4.0 |
| 9 | Marko Susi | 36.74 m | 3.0 |
| 10 | Marko Frimodig | 10.2 m | 2.0 |
| 11 | Juha Karhu | 6.4 m | 1.0 |
Log Lift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anders Johansson | 9 reps | 11.0 |
| 2 | Janne Hartikainen | 8 reps | 9.5 |
| 2 | Benny Wennberg | 8 reps | 9.5 |
| 4 | Harri Simonen | 7 reps | 8.0 |
| 5 | Antti Salo | 6 reps | 6.5 |
| 5 | Tomi Kurunsaari | 6 reps | 6.5 |
| 7 | Esa Keski-Porkkunen | 5 reps | 5.0 |
| 8 | Marko Susi | 2 reps | 4.0 |
| 9 | Marko Frimodig | 1 rep | 3.0 |
| - | Juha-Pekka Aitala | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
| - | Juha Karhu | - | 0.0 |
Tire Flip
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harri Simonen | 35.94 s | 11.0 |
| 2 | Janne Hartikainen | 36.99 s | 10.0 |
| 3 | Anders Johansson | 49.63 s | 9.0 |
| 4 | Benny Wennberg | 53.14 s | 8.0 |
| 5 | Esa Keski-Porkkunen | 59.36 s | 7.0 |
| 6 | Tomi Kurunsaari | 63.00 s | 6.0 |
| 7 | Antti Salo | 84.10 s | 5.0 |
| 8 | Marko Susi | 115.58 s | 4.0 |
| 9 | Marko Frimodig | 7 flips | 3.0 |
| - | Juha-Pekka Aitala | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
| - | Juha Karhu | - | 0.0 |
Weight Throw
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harri Simonen | 5.5 m | 11.0 |
| 2 | Janne Hartikainen | 5.3 m | 10.0 |
| 3 | Anders Johansson | 5 m | 8.0 |
| 3 | Benny Wennberg | 5 m | 8.0 |
| 3 | Esa Keski-Porkkunen | 5 m | 8.0 |
| 6 | Antti Salo | 4.7 m | 5.5 |
| 6 | Juha-Pekka Aitala | 4.7 m | 5.5 |
| 8 | Tomi Kurunsaari | 4.2 m | 2.5 |
| 8 | Marko Susi | 4.2 m | 2.5 |
| 8 | Marko Frimodig | 4.2 m | 2.5 |
| 8 | Juha Karhu | 4.2 m | 2.5 |
See Also
About 2002 Riku Kiri Classic
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