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Date of birth:
3 Olympic Golds
1920: 3xCCTEAM 1924: 3x3000TEAM, 3xCCTEAM
2 European Bronzes
1954: 4x4 1974: 4x4
4 x 400m 4th at Olympic Games 1948
4 x 400m 6th at Olympic Games 1972
4 x 400m 8th at Olympic Games 1976
4 x 100m European U23 Championships Bronze Medallist 2017
4 x 100m European U23 Championships Bronze Medallist 2007
4 x 100m European Junior Championships Bronze Medallist 2005
4 x 100m European Junior Championships Bronze Medallist 1981
4 x 400m World Indoor Alltime no. 235 3:18.16 Jyväskylä 27 Feb 1994
4 x 400m World Alltime no. 29 3:01.12 München 10 Sep 1972
4 x 100m World Alltime no. 46 38.92 Berlin 12 Aug 2018

▲PROGRESSION

Personal bests in BOLD.

 
4 x 100m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
1924  42.6hw    3h3Colombes12 Jul
1936  42.0aw    4h1Berlin8 Aug
1952  42.20w    4h1Helsinki26 Jul
1972  39.30w    NR5s2München9 Sep
1974  40.20w    6h1Roma7 Sep
1981  40.58w    3-19Utrecht23 Aug
1987  41.12w    5h1-19Birmingham8 Aug
1989  41.41w    8-19Varaždin27 Aug
1991  41.03w    4h2-19Thessaloníki10 Aug
1994  39.58w    5h2Helsinki13 Aug
1998  39.49w    1Lahti26 Jul
1999  39.79w    1Lahti28 Jul
2000  39.87w    2Helsinki2 Sep
2001  40.03w    2Vaasa23 Jun
2002  39.48w    1Helsinki23 Aug
2003  39.73w    2Lahti2 Jul
2004  39.96w    2Göteborg/U4 Sep
2005  39.30w    NR6h1Helsinki12 Aug
2006  39.67w    5h2Göteborg/U12 Aug
2007  39.53w   NU23R 3-22Debrecen15 Jul
2008  40.58w    5Leiria21 Jun
2009  40.37w    3r2Bergen20 Jun
2010  39.29w   NR 7Barcelona1 Aug
2011  39.48w    2Lapinlahti24 Jul
2012  39.71w    2Nottwil19 May
2013  39.80w    6h1-22Tampere14 Jul
2014  39.33w    2Helsinki30 Aug
2015  39.45w    4rBCheboksary20 Jun
2016  39.25w   NR 1Tampere4 Sep
2017  39.67w    3h4Taipei27 Aug
2018  38.92w   NR6Berlin12 Aug
2019  39.51w    3Genève15 Jun
2020  42.16w    2Tampere5 Sep
 
4 x 200m
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
1999  1:28.73iw    2Tallinn21 Feb
2001  1:26.21iw   NR 2Umeå24 Feb
2008  1:28.57iw    2Ancona2 Feb
2012  1:27.50iw    3Steinkjer11 Feb
2013  1:26.69iw    2Växjö9 Feb
2015  1:25.61iw   NR2Bærum14 Feb
2016  1:26.22iw    2Växjö13 Feb
 
4 x 300m
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2012  2:30.15iw    4Tampere4 Feb
2014  2:17.63iw    3Tampere8 Feb
2017  2:16.24iw   3Tampere11 Feb
 
4 x 400m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
1924  3:32.2hw    3h2Colombes12 Jul
1948  3:20.6aw    1h3London6 Aug
1950  3:16.40w    2h2Bruxelles26 Aug
1952  3:16.67w    6h1Helsinki26 Jul
1954  3:11.30w    NR2h3Bern28 Aug
1956  3:11.52w    4h1Melbourne30 Nov
1958  3:13.40w    4h1Stockholm23 Aug
1960  3:11.90w    4h1Roma7 Sep
1962  3:13.80w    5h2Beograd16 Sep
1972  3:01.12w   NR6München10 Sep
1973  3:15.23w    5h2-19Duisburg25 Aug
1974  3:03.57w    3Roma8 Sep
1975  3:18.70w    4h2-19Athína23 Aug
1976  3:05.02w    5h1Montréal30 Jul
1979  3:15.27w    6h2-19Bydgoszcz18 Aug
1983  3:13.34w    5h1-19Schwechat27 Aug
1993  3:09.77w   NU20RSan Sebastián1 Aug
1994  3:04.55w    7Helsinki14 Aug
1997  3:11.18w    5h1-22Turku12 Jul
1998  3:08.39w    8Sankt Peterburg28 Jun
1999  3:07.72w    5Lahti6 Jun
2000  3:11.98w    7Bærum9 Jul
2001  3:11.42w    8Vaasa23 Jun
2002  3:07.16w    8Annecy23 Jun
2003  3:08.73w    2Helsinki6 Sep
2004  3:10.89w    6Istanbul20 Jun
2005  3:10.23w    6Gävle19 Jun
2006  3:11.95w    9Málaga29 Jun
2007  3:10.14w    8Vaasa24 Jun
2008  3:09.03w    1Helsinki30 Aug
2009  3:09.87w    3r2Bergen21 Jun
2010  3:11.70w    2Helsinki28 Aug
2011  3:11.64w    6r1Izmir19 Jun
2012  3:10.26w    6h2Helsinki30 Jun
2013  3:13.99w    2Stockholm/S8 Sep
2014  3:09.81w    4Tallinn22 Jun
2015  3:11.60w    6rBCheboksary21 Jun
2016  3:09.09w    1Tampere4 Sep
2017  3:12.18w    2Stockholm/S3 Sep
2018  3:10.14w    2Tampere1 Sep
2019  3:10.60w    5rBBydgoszcz11 Aug
2020  3:11.03w    2Tampere6 Sep
 
4 x Lap
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2011  2:18.26iw   2Tampere5 Feb

▲IN MAJOR EVENTS

 
Outdoor
4 x 100m
OG 1924: 3h342.6h
OG 1936: 4h142.0a
OG 1952: 4h142.20
OG 1972: 5s239.30 3h339.54
EC 1974: 6h140.20
EJ 1981: 3-1940.58 3h1-1941.51
EJ 1987: 5h1-1941.12
EJ 1989: 8-1941.41 3h2-1941.52
EJ 1991: 6-1941.23 4h2-1941.03
EC 1994: 739.80 5h239.58
EC 1998: h1DQ
EC 2002: 5h139.58
EJ 2003: 4h1-1941.47
WJ 2004: 4h1-1940.58 4h1-1940.58
EJ 2005: 3-1940.29 2h1-1940.56
WC 2005: 6h139.30
EC 2006: 5h239.67
ECp 2006: 840.30
EJ 2007: 3-2239.53 4h1-2240.19
EJ 2009: h2-19DQ
ETC-1 2009: 3r240.37
EC 2010: 739.29 4h139.40
ETC 2010: 3rB40.06
ETC-1 2011: 4r139.74
EC 2012: 5h139.85
WJ 2012: h2-19DQ
EJ 2013: 5h2-1940.33 6h1-2239.80
ETC-1 2013: 4rB40.80
EC 2014: 6h139.47
ETC-1 2014: 340.02 139.91
EJ 2015: 6-1940.93 h2-22DNF 4h1-1941.13
ETC 2015: 4rB39.45
EC 2016: 7h239.68
EJ 2017: 7-1940.59 3-2239.70 3h1-2239.78 3h1-1940.55
ETC-1 2017: 440.06
WUG 2017: 740.37 3h439.67
EC 2018: 638.92 3h239.11
WJ 2018: 4h2-1940.26
ECCC-B 2019: 5-1944.88 r2DQ
EJ 2019: 5h2-2240.57 h1-19DQ
ETC 2019: 5rB40.12
4 x 400m
OG 1924: 3h23:32.2h
OG 1948: 43:24.85 1h33:20.6a
EC 1950: 63:16.60 2h23:16.40
OG 1952: 6h13:16.67
EC 1954: 33:11.50 2h33:11.30
OG 1956: 4h13:11.52
EC 1958: 4h13:13.40
OG 1960: 4h13:11.90
EC 1962: 5h23:13.80
EC 1971: h1DQ
OG 1972: 63:01.12 2h33:02.97
EJ 1973: 5h2-193:15.23
EC 1974: 33:03.57 1h13:04.60
EJ 1975: 4h2-193:18.70
OG 1976: 83:06.51 5h13:05.02
EC 1978: h2DNF
EJ 1979: 6h2-193:15.27
EJ 1983: 5h1-193:13.34
EJ 1993: 4-193:09.77 2h2-193:11.57
EC 1994: 73:04.55
EJ 1997: 8-223:15.02 5h1-223:11.18
ECp 1998: 83:08.39
ECp 2002: 83:07.16
EJ 2003: 7-193:14.48
ECp 2006: 93:11.95
ETC-1 2009: 3r23:09.87
ETC 2010: 6rB3:12.74
ETC-1 2011: 6r13:11.64
EC 2012: 6h23:10.26
WJ 2012: 7h3-193:15.48
ETC-1 2013: 6rB3:19.00
ETC-1 2014: 43:09.81
ETC 2015: 6rB3:11.60
ETC-1 2017: 53:12.62
ECCC-B 2019: 3r23:20.64 2-193:28.92
ETC 2019: 5rB3:10.60
Medley Relay
EY 2018: 7h2-172:02.40
3000m Team Competition
OG 1924: 18.00 1h16.00
Cross Country Team Competition
OG 1920: 1=1.0h
OG 1924: 11.1h

▲PERSONAL BESTS

note: click on event name to get head to head stats against another athlete,
click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.

 
4 x 100m
Outdoor38.92    NRBerlin12 Aug 2018
 
4 x 200m
Indoor1:25.61    NRBærum14 Feb 2015
 
4 x 300m
Indoor2:16.24    Tampere11 Feb 2017
 
4 x 400m
Outdoor3:01.12    NRMünchen10 Sep 1972
Indoor3:18.16    NRJyväskylä27 Feb 1994
 
Medley Relay
Outdoor2:02.40    Győr7 Jul 2018
 
4 x Lap
Indoor2:18.26    Tampere5 Feb 2011

▲AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS

4 x 100m, 10 best results (legal):
38.92   6Berlin12 Aug 2018
39.11   3h2Berlin12 Aug 2018
39.14   1Tampere31 Aug 2018
39.25   1Tampere4 Sep 2016
39.29   7Barcelona1 Aug 2010
39.30   5s2München9 Sep 1972
39.30   6h1Helsinki12 Aug 2005
39.30   1Göteborg/U27 Aug 2005
39.33   2Helsinki30 Aug 2014
39.40   4h1Barcelona31 Jul 2010
 
Average: 39.234
 
4 x 400m, 10 best results (legal):
3:01.12   6München10 Sep 1972
3:02.97   2h3München9 Sep 1972
3:03.57   3Roma8 Sep 1974
3:04.55   7Helsinki14 Aug 1994
3:04.60   1h1Roma7 Sep 1974
3:05.02   5h1Montréal30 Jul 1976
3:06.51   8Montréal31 Jul 1976
3:07.16   8Annecy23 Jun 2002
3:07.72   5Lahti6 Jun 1999
3:08.39   8Sankt Peterburg28 Jun 1998
 
Average: 3:05.161
 

Total results in db: 248

By event:

4 x 100m:135
4 x 200m:7
4 x 300m:3
4 x 400m:97
Medley Relay:1
4 x Lap:1
3000m Team Competition:2
Cross Country Team Competition:2

▲IN 2020

position in the world list in brackets following the season's best,
junior list position in green and youth list position in orange.
help: click on competition name or Venue to see competition results.
help: click on placing to see event results in the competition.

4 x 100m
42.16iw SB 2FINvSWETampereFINvSWE, Tampere5 Sep 
 Viljami Kaasalainen, Samuli Samuelsson, Oskari Lehtonen, Samuel PurolaViljami Kaasalainen, Samuli Samuelsson
Oskari Lehtonen, Samuel Purola
4 x 400m
3:11.03iw SB 2FINvSWETampereFINvSWE, Tampere6 Sep 
 Tommi Mäkinen, Tuomas Lehtonen, Ilari Ryyppö, Samuel PurolaTommi Mäkinen, Tuomas Lehtonen
Ilari Ryyppö, Samuel Purola

▲TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

SeasonInd/OutEventPosResult
1997Outdoor4 x 400m163:11.18
1998Outdoor4 x 100m1039.49
1998Outdoor4 x 400m173:08.39
1999Outdoor4 x 100m8239.79
1999Outdoor4 x 400m903:07.72
2000Outdoor4 x 100m8139.87
2001Outdoor4 x 100m7540.03
2002Outdoor4 x 100m3639.48
2002Outdoor4 x 400m413:07.16
2003Outdoor4 x 100m4439.73
2003Outdoor4 x 400m543:08.73
2004Outdoor4 x 100m4139.96
2004Outdoor4 x 400m613:10.89
2005Outdoor4 x 100m3839.30
2006Outdoor4 x 100m6139.67
2007Outdoor4 x 100m5539.53
2007Outdoor4 x 400m943:10.14
2010Outdoor4 x 100m4339.29
2011Outdoor4 x 100m6339.48
2012Outdoor4 x 100m8639.71
2014Outdoor4 x 100m6739.33
2015Outdoor4 x 100m3939.45
2015Outdoor4 x 400m703:11.60
2016Outdoor4 x 100m2539.25
2016Outdoor4 x 400m393:09.09
2017Outdoor4 x 100m4139.67
2017Outdoor4 x 400m693:12.18
2018Outdoor4 x 100m2238.92
2018Outdoor4 x 400m513:10.14
2019Outdoor4 x 100m3839.51
2019Outdoor4 x 400m593:10.60
2020Outdoor4 x 100m2842.16
2020Outdoor4 x 400m123:11.03

▲WINSTREAKS