2013 Saarijärvi Open
The 2013 Saarijärvi Open was held on 2013-07-20 in Saarijärvi, Finland. 8 athletes competed across 5 events were contested.
Events (5 total)
- 1. Overhead Medley
- 2. Medley
- 3. Front Hold
- 4. Caber Toss
- 5. Stone Over Bar
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jyrki Rantanen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 30.0 |
| 2 | Kirmo Varvikko | 🇫🇮 FIN | 29.0 |
| 3 | Martti Harjapää | 🇫🇮 FIN | 27.0 |
| 4 | Jarkko Mehtälä | 🇫🇮 FIN | 25.0 |
| 5 | Eero Rantanen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 22.0 |
| 6 | Ismo Sammalkangas | 🇫🇮 FIN | 22.0 |
| 7 | Tero Sammalkangas | 🇫🇮 FIN | 20.0 |
| 8 | Timo Ruottunen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 5.0 |
Event-by-Event Results
Caber Toss
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jyrki Rantanen | 8.48 m | 8.0 |
| 2 | Kirmo Varvikko | 7.68 m | 7.0 |
| 3 | Jarkko Mehtälä | 7.63 m | 6.0 |
| 4 | Ismo Sammalkangas | 7.37 m | 5.0 |
| 5 | Tero Sammalkangas | 5.03 m | 4.0 |
| 6 | Martti Harjapää | 4.47 m | 3.0 |
| 7 | Eero Rantanen | 4.24 m | 2.0 |
| 8 | Timo Ruottunen | 4.14 m | 1.0 |
Front Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tero Sammalkangas | 41.20 s | 8.0 |
| 2 | Jyrki Rantanen | 38.80 s | 7.0 |
| 3 | Kirmo Varvikko | 36.00 s | 6.0 |
| 4 | Jarkko Mehtälä | 35.20 s | 5.0 |
| 5 | Martti Harjapää | 33.00 s | 4.0 |
| 6 | Ismo Sammalkangas | 30.80 s | 3.0 |
| 7 | Eero Rantanen | 30.70 s | 2.0 |
| 8 | Timo Ruottunen | 25.40 s | 1.0 |
Medley
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martti Harjapää | 20.80 s | 8.0 |
| 2 | Jarkko Mehtälä | 21.20 s | 7.0 |
| 3 | Jyrki Rantanen | 24.50 s | 6.0 |
| 4 | Kirmo Varvikko | 28.20 s | 5.0 |
| 5 | Eero Rantanen | 35.70 s | 4.0 |
| 6 | Ismo Sammalkangas | 46.80 s | 3.0 |
| 7 | Tero Sammalkangas | 50.60 s | 2.0 |
| 8 | Timo Ruottunen | 29 m | 1.0 |
Overhead Medley
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirmo Varvikko | 4 in 45.00 s | 8.0 |
| 2 | Eero Rantanen | 4 in 60.40 s | 7.0 |
| 3 | Ismo Sammalkangas | 3 in 58.00 s | 6.0 |
| 4 | Jarkko Mehtälä | 2 in 15.00 s | 5.0 |
| 5 | Martti Harjapää | 2 in 22.00 s | 4.0 |
| 6 | Jyrki Rantanen | 2 in 22.50 s | 3.0 |
| 7 | Tero Sammalkangas | 2 in 24.00 s | 2.0 |
| 8 | Timo Ruottunen | 1 in 5.30 s | 1.0 |
Stone Over Bar
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martti Harjapää | 8 reps, 160 kg | 8.0 |
| 2 | Eero Rantanen | 6 reps, 160 kg | 7.0 |
| 3 | Jyrki Rantanen | 4 reps, 160 kg | 6.0 |
| 4 | Ismo Sammalkangas | 2 reps, 160 kg | 5.0 |
| 5 | Tero Sammalkangas | 1 rep, 160 kg, 5 reps, 130 kg | 4.0 |
| 6 | Kirmo Varvikko | 1 rep, 160 kg, 1 rep, 130 kg | 3.0 |
| 7 | Jarkko Mehtälä | 1 rep, 160 kg | 2.0 |
| 8 | Timo Ruottunen | 7 reps, 130 kg | 1.0 |
See Also
About 2013 Saarijärvi Open
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