Mannio heads Finnish hopes for China

There is no real surprise that a javelin thrower heads the medal hopes of the Finnish team which will travel to Beijing, China, for the 11th IAAF World Junior Championships, 15 – 20 September 2006.  

Ari Mannio is the world junior season leader with 79.68m, and has 8 of the top-10 best marks of 2006, with South Africa’s John Robert Oosthuizen (79.43) holding the other two.

Finnish Squad:

Men

100m:
Visa Hongisto 10.45
200 m:
Visa Hongisto 20.99
1500m:
Riku Marttinen 3:46.71
10,000m:
Tuomas Jokinen 29:50.58
110mH:
Otto Kilpi 13.95
10,000m RW
Heikki Kukkonen 44.01
High Jump:
Niko Kyyhkynen 2.15
Pole Vault:
Eemeli Salomäki 5.10
Hammer Throw:
Samuli Heinänen 70.18
Arno Laitinen 69.42.
Javelin Throw:
Mikko Kankaanpää 69.14 (70.37 -05),
Ari Mannio 79.68.
Decathlon:
Sami Itani 7262.

Women

100 m:
Noora Hämäläinen 11.97
Noora Pesola 12.02
Oona Vilén 11.84.
200 m:
Minna Laukka 24,48 (24,47 -04).
3000m Steeplechase
Suvi Miettinen Jäppilän Urheilijat 10:49,30 (10:48.21 -05),
Saara Skyttä Liedon Parma 10 :48.15 (10 :44.23 -05).
100m H:
Annimari Korte 13.65
Giia Lindström 13.92
10,000m RW
Karoliina Kaasalainen 49.46.
Pole Vault :
Minna Nikkanen 4.17 (4.21i).
Long Jump:
Noora Pesola 6.08 (6.13i).
Discus Throw:
Elina Mattila 48.49
Shot Put:
Minnamari Kuossari 14.57
Johanna Pulkkinen 14.82
Hammer Throw:
Annika Nurminen 62.15
Javelin Throw:
Sonja Alasalmi 50.78
Jelena Jaakkola 49.94.
Heptathlon:
Maiju Mattila 5387.
4x100 m:
Noora Hämäläinen 11.97,
Annimari Korte 12.63 (12.46 -05),
Minna Laukka 12.07 (11.89 -04),
Noora Pesola 12.02 (11.93 -03),
Oona Vilén 11.84.