1965 Nordic Athletics Championships

Host City Helsinki
Country FIN
Held 15 – 16 August 1965
Competitors 81
Countries 5

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Men — Medal 3 3
800 m Men — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Men — Medal 3 3
5,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
10,000 m Men — Medal 3 3
Marathon Men — Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 1
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
3,000 m Steeplechase Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 0 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 0 2
High Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 1
Triple Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Decathlon Men — Medal 3 3
100 m Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Women — Medal 3 2
800 m Women — Medal 3 2
80 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Women — Medal 0 3
High Jump Women — Medal 3 1
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Shot Put Women — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Women — Medal 3 1
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Heptathlon Women — Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Finland FIN 11 8 17 36
2 Sweden SWE 10 14 10 34
3 Norway NOR 9 10 4 23
4 Denmark DEN 3 2 2 7
5 Iceland ISL 1 0 0 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Ole Bernt Skarstein NOR Aarno Musku FIN Jorma Ehrström FIN
200 m, Men Aarno Musku FIN Ole Bernt Skarstein NOR Bo Althoff SWE
400 m, Men Carl Fredrik Bunæs NOR Bengt-Göran Fernström SWE Heikki Pippola FIN
800 m, Men Juha Väätäinen FIN Anders Gärderud SWE Keijo Ceder FIN
1,500 m, Men Karl-Uno Olofsson SWE Stig Rekdal NOR Keijo Ceder FIN
5,000 m, Men Bengt Nåjde SWE Gunnar Larsson SWE Odd Fuglem NOR
10,000 m, Men Gunnar Larsson SWE Bjarne Melvin Sletten NOR Erkki Rantala FIN
Marathon, Men Tenho Salakka FIN Per Gunnar Lien NOR Paavo Pystynen FIN
110 m Hurdles, Men Bo Forssander SWE Ove Andersson SWE Sture Fröberg SWE
400 m Hurdles, Men Bertil Vistam SWE Jan Gulbrandsen NOR Lennart Bring SWE
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Bengt Persson SWE Esko Sirén FIN Jouko Kuha FIN
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Finland FIN Sweden SWE Norway NOR
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Sweden SWE Norway NOR
High Jump, Men Kjell-Åke Nilsson SWE Pertti Lantti FIN Stig Pettersson SWE
Pole Vault, Men Aulis Kairento FIN Tapio Mertanen SWE Hans Lagerqvist SWE
Long Jump, Men Rainer Stenius FIN Pentti Eskola FIN Juhani Manninen FIN
Triple Jump, Men Pertti Pousi FIN Kjell Paulsen NOR Jorma Gröhn FIN
Shot Put, Men Bjørn Bang Andersen NOR Matti Yrjölä FIN Harald Lorentzen NOR
Discus Throw, Men Lars Haglund SWE Pentti Repo FIN Niilo Hangasvaara FIN
Hammer Throw, Men Oddvar Krogh NOR Birger Asplund SWE Reino Suuripää FIN
Javelin Throw, Men Jorma Kinnunen FIN Willy Rasmussen NOR Väinö Kuisma FIN
Decathlon, Men Valbjörn Þorláksson ISL Tore Carbe SWE Stig Nymander FIN
100 m, Women Berit Berthelsen NOR Karin Wallgren SWE Lone Hadrup DEN
200 m, Women Berit Berthelsen NOR Karin Wallgren SWE Else Hadrup DEN
400 m, Women Berit Berthelsen NOR Elisabeth Östberg SWE Tove Bakkejord NOR
800 m, Women Jette Andersen DEN Gunilla Olausson SWE Elisabeth Östberg SWE
80 m Hurdles, Women Sirkka Norrlund FIN Nina Hansen DEN Lena Kindberg SWE
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Norway NOR Sweden SWE Finland FIN
High Jump, Women Agneta Falkengren SWE Monica Lidholt SWE Kajsa Bergqvist SWE
Long Jump, Women Berit Berthelsen NOR Oddrun Hokland NOR Maija Koivusaari FIN
Shot Put, Women Marjatta Mäkinen FIN Karen Inge Halkier DEN Gun-Britt Flink SWE
Discus Throw, Women Marjatta Mäkinen FIN Sirkka Kauppinen FIN Leena Talvitie-Lehtonen FIN
Javelin Throw, Women Ellen Kortsen DEN Raija Mustonen FIN Gun-Britt Liljergren SWE
Heptathlon, Women Nina Hansen DEN Oddrun Hokland NOR Pirkko Heikkilä FIN