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2011 Saarijärvi Open

The 2011 Saarijärvi Open was held on 2011-07-16 in Saarijärvi, Finland. 9 athletes competed across 5 events were contested.

Date: July 16, 2011
Location: Saarijärvi, Finland, Finland
Type: Saarijärvi Open
Division: Men
Veli-Pekka Kauhanen
1st Place

Veli-Pekka Kauhanen 🇫🇮

Total Points: 37.5

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Veli-Pekka Kauhanen 🇫🇮 FIN 37.5
2 Henri Peiponen 🇫🇮 FIN 37.0
3 Jyrki Rantanen 🇫🇮 FIN 34.0
4 Kirmo Varvikko 🇫🇮 FIN 28.5
5 Ismo Sammalkangas 🇫🇮 FIN 24.0
6 Tatu Karhu 🇫🇮 FIN 21.0
7 Marko Haikonen 🇫🇮 FIN 15.0
8 Aki Salmi 🇫🇮 FIN 14.5
9 Jaakko Keränen 🇫🇮 FIN 13.5
Last updated: February 23, 2026

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