2026-07 Kalevan Kisat - Miesten 10-ottelu

The competition

Tarmo Savola won the men's decathlon at the Finnish championships in Jyväskylä in July with 7655 points, leading from the first event to the last. Behind him Ville Toivonen took third place with a personal best of one point.

Savola led all ten events, which almost never happens. He was 57 points clear after the 100m, 178 clear at the day break on 4076, and at his widest 236 clear after the hurdles. His day 2 was worth 3579. He finished 152 under his own series and rarely far from it in any single event: 11.01, 7.33 and 1.96 on day 1, then 55.49 in the javelin for 45 points above his series and 4:47.03 to close.

Aleksi Savolainen was third overnight on 3832 and second from the pole vault onward, where 4.90 was worth 880 points. He finished on 7436, 183 under his series, and the two throws were where the day went: 39.79 in the discus for 34 above it, 55.24 in the javelin for 17 below.

Ville Toivonen produced the most exact competition of the meet. His two days were worth 3702 and 3699, and his ten events came out one point above the series that made his previous best, 7400, scored at Lahti in July 2023. He was 43 points under it going into the 1500m and ran 4:42.69, 44 points better than his series over the distance, which is precisely enough. The javelin was his best event, 67.25 for 847 points and third place secured.

The largest gain belongs to Olavi Halonen, fifth on 7111 and 409 points above his series, a personal best over the 6702 he scored at Espoo last August. He was tenth after the 100m and fifth at the end: 71 above his series in the long jump, 67 in the shot, 90 in the discus, 81 in the javelin and 79 in the 1500m.

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