Nordic Indoor Athletics Championships

Nordic Indoor Athletics Championships

Sport	Track and field
Founded	1986
Ceased	1987
Country	Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark
Related competitions	Nordic Indoor Athletics Match

The Nordic Indoor Athletics Championships was an international athletics competition between four Nordic countries – Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. It was held twice, in 1986 and 1987.^[1] The Nordic Indoor Athletics Match, first contested in 2011, replaced the championships.^[2]

Events

The competition programme featured a total of 22 individual Nordic Championship athletics events, 12 for men and 10 for women.^[1] Women did not compete in the pole vault or triple jump events, reflecting the Olympic programme of the time.^[3]

Running

• 60 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 1500 metres, 3000 metres

Obstacle events

• 60 metres hurdles

Jumping events

• Pole vault (men only), high jump, long jump, triple jump (men only)

Throwing events

• Shot put

Editions

Year	Date	Venue	Country	Winning men's nation	Winning women's nation
1986		Lidingö	Sweden
1987		Oslo	Norway

References

1. Nordic Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
2. Nordic Athletics Calendar 2017. Nordic Athletics. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
3. Olympic Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-29.