1986 Nordic Indoor Athletics Championships
# 1986 Nordic Indoor Athletics Championships

The 1986 Nordic Indoor Athletics Championships was the inaugural edition of the international indoor athletics competition between Nordic countries and was held in Lidingö, Sweden. It consisted of 22 individual track and field events, 12 for men and 10 for women.

Finland was the most successful nation, taking ten golds in a total haul of 30 medals. Sweden placed second with ten golds among their 21 medals. Denmark won four medals, two of them gold, while Norway won ten medals, though none were gold. Maria Fernström of Sweden was the most successful athlete of the tournament, winning a women's

## Medal summary

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 60 metres | Peter Regli (DEN) | 6.85 | Harri Nevavuo (FIN) | 6.91 | Jari Ketola (SWE) | 6.94 |
| 200 metres | Juha Pyy (FIN) | 21.33 | Lars Pedersen (DEN) | 21.37 | Robert Nilsson (SWE) | 22.00 |
| 400 metres | Jari-Pekka Mikkola (FIN) | 48.63 | Timo Kiviniemi (FIN) | 48.82 | Ulf Sedlacek (SWE) | 48.90 |
| 800 metres | Ari Suhonen (FIN) | 1:50.52 | Jens Østengård (DEN) | 1:51.01 | Jussi Riihelä (FIN) | 1:51.83 |
| 1500 metres | Johan Engholm (SWE) | 3:45.93 | Ari Paunonen (FIN) | 3:46.07 | Lars Stene (NOR) | 3:46.39 |
| 3000 metres | Jyrki Ojennus (FIN) | 8:06.14 | Stig Roar Husby (NOR) | 8:06.33 | Dag Øxnevad (NOR) | 8:08.16 |
| 60 m hurdles | Ulf Söderman (SWE) | 7.95 | Mikael Ylöstalo (FIN) | 8.01 | Petter Hesselberg (NOR) | 8.03 |
| High jump | Ari Laitinen (FIN) | 2.13 m | Jan Langøy (NOR) | 2.10 m | Matti Viitala (FIN) | 2.10 m |
| Pole vault | Miro Zalar (SWE) | 5.45 m | Tapani Haapakoski (FIN) | 5.35 m | Asko Peltoniemi (FIN) | 5.25 m |
| Long jump | Juha Kivi (FIN) | 7.71 m | Jarmo Kärnä (FIN) | 7.60 m | Lars Hansen (NOR) | 7.52 m |
| Triple jump | Arne Holm (SWE) | 16.61 m | Claes Rahm (SWE) | 16.44 m | Timo Utriainen (FIN) | 15.95 m |
| Shot put | Anders Skärvstrand (SWE) | 19.48 m | Per Nilsson (SWE) | 17.81 m | Kari Töyrylä (FIN) | 17.66 m |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 60 metres | Maria Fernström (SWE) | 7.48 | Mette Husbyn (NOR) | 7.52 | Sisko Markkanen (FIN) | 7.57 |
| 200 metres | Maria Fernström (SWE) | 24.07 | Sølvi Olsen (NOR) | 24.68 | Sisko Markkanen (FIN) | 24.85 |
| 400 metres | Ann-Louise Skoglund (SWE) | 52.88 | Monica Strand (SWE) | 55.38 | Anne Halldin (SWE) | 55.93 |
| 800 metres | Teija Virkberg (FIN) | 2:10.20 | Ann-Cathrin Tveter (NOR) | 2:10.40 | Toril Hatling (NOR) | 2:10.65 |
| 1500 metres | Monica Magnusson (SWE) | 4:24.64 | Minna Mäkelä (FIN) | 4:30.12 | Birgitta Nyholm (FIN) | 4:32.12 |
| 3000 metres | Raija Huttunen (FIN) | 9:44.04 | Karin Lindberg (SWE) | 9:44.22 | Only 2 starters | Only 2 starters |
| 60 m hurdles | Tiina Lindgren (FIN) | 8.49 | Kristina Rosenquist (SWE) | 8.50 | Saila Purho (FIN) | 8.52 |
| High jump | Susanne Lorentzon (SWE) | 1.87 m | Niina Vihanto (FIN) | 1.85 m | Sari Karjalainen (FIN) | 1.82 m |
| Long jump | Lene Demsitz (DEN) | 6.41 m | Arja Jussila (FIN) | 6.23 m | Lena Wallin (SWE) | 6.16 m |
| Shot put | Asta Hovi (FIN) | 17.16 m | Satu Sulkio (FIN) | 15.90 m | Caroline Isgren (SWE) | 14.66 m |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Finland (FIN) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| 2 | Sweden (SWE) | 10 | 5 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Denmark (DEN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 22 | 22 | 21 | 65 |
