Photo by Braden Collum on Unsplash PROGRAM NORDIC MATCH KRISTIANSAND 2019 AUGUST 17–18

Welcome to Kristiansand! Welcome to the Nordic Championship in Athletics It is my pleasure to welcome participants from , Iceland, Denmark, and . Between 250 and 300 young promising athletes are in place at Kristiansand Stadium this weekend. On behalf of the main committee, The championship will give inspiration and joy for them as well as for I want to express our gratitude for the inhabitants of Kristiansand, and I am confident we will experience the honour of hosting the Nordic a great international sports event in the capital of Southern Norway. Hopefully, you‘ll be blessed with pleasant weather and so get to Match U20. Participants, leaders, see Kristiansand at its very best. The city is known by many for sunny officials, press and media represent- summers and its archipelago. But there is so much more. atives, as well as the public, are Among other things, we have some of the world’s most competent offshore companies, a world-class process industry and a vibrant warmly welcomed for two days of cultural life attracting people from all over the country. exciting athletics competitions. I hope you will have a nice stay here and – in addition to Kristiansand Stadium has been competing with each others – find time to stroll through our city; from the venue for major championships Fiskebrygga, through Markens, and maybe take a trip up Baneheia to swim or just enjoy the view? on several occasions. In 2012 we I also wish Vest-Agder Friidrettskrets and Kristiansand Idretts- arranged NM (Norwegian forening good luck as organizers – and otherwise wish all participants Championship) in athletics, and in the best of luck with their results. You are always welcome back to Kristiansand on later occasions! 2017 we hosted the Grand Prix event. In addition, we have once Harald Furre, Mayor again been awarded the NM in athletics for 2021, which we look forward to with excitement. Nordic Match U20: Good Luck! We have a great staff of officials who always strive to do their best We are grateful to see the city of Kristiansand once again facilitate a to facilitate good, fair competitions. major championship. With KIF Friidrett and Vest-Agder On behalf of the Norwegian Athletics Federation we would like to thank Vest-Agder Idrettskrets for cooperating with KIF Friidrett Idrettskrets as organizers, our (Kristiansand Idrettsforening Friidrett), the organizer of Nordic U20 hopes for a great championship are Match 2019. high. KIF Friidrett is a well-qualified and experienced organizer, having administered the National Junior Championships and Norwegian We also have high expectations Championships over the past few years. of brilliant results and thrilling The club holds a lot of athletes, including a good number of elite competitions for medals during the performers. Among others, our famous Norwegian javelin thrower current event. GOOD LUCK TO ALL! Andreas Thorkildsen grew up in the club. This weekend, the champions of tomorrow are vying for great We hope you will return home results and medals in Kristiansand Stadion. The future looks bright! with positive memories from this In this competition, all participants will represent their country. year’s competitions. The athletes must therefore team up with those they normally compete against in national championships. This time around, they will compete together against other national teams. Welcome to the Nordic Match U-20 On the track and in the fields, we hope for good matches, a sense and Championship! of unity, new friendships and improvements of personal results. We wish Kristiansand Idrettsforening, their hundreds of volunteers, and all athletes the best of good luck with the event. For the main committee Inger B Steinsland, Manager Ketil Tømmernes, President of the Norwegian Athletics Federation

2 3 EVENT SCHEDULE EVENT SCHEDULE

SATURDAY AUGUST 17 SUNDAY AUGUST 18

Time Event Time Event

12.30 Racewalking 5000m Women 10.00 Hammer Throwing Men 12.30 Hammer Throwing Women 10.00 Pole Vault Men 12.30 Pole Vault Women 10.00 Racewalking 5000m Men 13.00 Opening 10.30 Long Vault Men 13.15 110m Hurdles Men 10.55 400m Hurdles Women 13.30 100m Hurdles Women 11.10 400m Hurdles Men 13.30 Triple Jump Men 11.15 Discus Throwing Men 13.45 1500m Women 11.20 Shot put Women 13.50 Discus Throwing Women 11.30 3000m Steeplechase Women 14.05 100m Men 11.40 Women 14.15 100m Women 11.50 200m Men 14.30 High Jump Men 12.00 200m Women 14.30 3000m Steeplechase Men 12.15 Javelin Throwing Women 14.30 Shot put Men 12.15 800m Women 14.50 400m Men 12.15 Triple Jump Women 15.00 400m Women 12.25 800m Men 15.00 Long Jump Women 12.40 5000m Men 15.10 Javelin Throwing Men 13.25 4x400m Women 15.15 3000m Women 13.35 4x400m Men 15.35 1500m Men 14.00 Closing ceremony 15.55 4x100m Men 16.05 4x100m Women

4 5 INFORMATION INFORMATION

Competition venue: Kristiansand Stadium, Warm up: Mainly on the artificial grass field or Østre Ringvei 2, Kristiansand outside the stadium. Warm-up for throwing events on the infield. Opening Ceremony: Saturday 13.00 at Kristiansand Stadium. Each nation must be Results: Will be put up on a board located present with three participants/ at the main entrance. The results leaders for the flag parade in front will also be posted on the Internet of the Call Room at 12.45. at: webres1.andro.no/nmu20/2019/

Event Office: Friday evening: Thon Hotel Parken. Prize Ceremony: As soon as possible after each Saturday and Sunday: Club house/ event. KIF-house, Kristiansand Stadium. Transportation: Transport to and from the stadium Changing Rooms: The Club House/Main entrance: is provided by the organizer. See Finland and Denmark/Iceland. special schedules. Grand Stand: Norway and Sweden. Lunch: Lunch is served in the Club House/ Call Room: All athletes must meet at Call 2nd floor from 12.00. Please bring Room, before each event starts, along your accreditation card. following this schedule: Pole Vault and Hammer Throwing: Dinner: Dinner is served at 60 minutes ahead. Thon Hotel Parken All other events: Friday: 18.00–21.00 30 minutes ahead. Saturday: 18.00–21.00 Participants will be accompanied by the event leader. Closing Ceremony: Participants and leaders are encouraged to take part in the Presentation: At the field; five minutes before ceremony. Awards are handed out the event starts. to the winning teams.

Equipment: Personal equipment to be used in Accreditation: Leaders and participants will the competition must be handed receive accreditation cards for use over for control at least one hour at the hotel, on the bus and at the ahead of the event (90 minutes for stadium. Hammer Throwing); in front of the Event Office/ground floor.The Technical Meeting Thon Hotel Parken Friday at 22.00. organizer stores and brings equipment to the field. Contact: Inger Steinsland, Phone: 90507725 Mail: [email protected]

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MAIN COMMITTEE Manager Inger B Steinsland Bus terminals VAFIK Jon Fjeld Marketing Eivind Lund The bus stops at Thon Parken Hotel and Kristiansand stadium. Economy Olav Rustad Please carry your accreditation card. Technical functions Rune Grimsby Transportation Kalle Glomsaker Secretariat Tom Einar Pedersen Saturday August 17th Secretary Heidi Fidje Andersen Departure from Thon Hotel Parken: Arrangement Rasmus Morvik, Jon Fjeld 9.30 - 10.00 -10.30 - 11.00 - 11.30 - 12.00 - 12.30 - 13.00 - 13.30 KEY FUNCTIONARIES 14.00 - 15.00 - 15.30 - 16.00 - 16.30 - 17.00 - 17.30 Event manager Rasmus Morvik Departure from Kristiansand Stadion: Assisting event manager Jon Fjeld, Rune Grimsby Technical; tracks: John Lie 9.45 - 10.15 - 10.45 - 11.15 - 11.45 - 12.15 - 12.45 - 13.15 - 13.45 Technical - delegated Thor Gjesdal 14.45 - 15.15 - 15.45 - 16.15 - 16.45 - 17.15 - 17.45 Leader of the jury Terje Hoffmann Speaker Jo Nesse, Olav Magne Tveitå Secretariat Tom Einar Pedersen, Kirsten Larsen Sunday August 18th Accommodation Thon Hotel Parken Departure from Thon Hotel Parken: Head office Bente Økland, Randi Berntsen Ceremony Kåre Iglebæk 7.30 - 8.00 - 8.30 - 9.00 - 9.30 - 10.00 - 10.30 - 11.00 - 11.30 Utensils John Bjørheim, Arild Robertsen 12.00 - 13.00 - 13.30 - 14.00 - 14.30 - 15.00 - 15.30 Kiosk Heidi Fidje Andersen Design Vidar Løseth Departure from Kristiansand Stadion: Data handling Rune Grimsby, Jon Fjeld 7.45 - 8.15 - 8.45 - 9.15 - 9.45 - 10.15 - 10.45 - 11.15 - 11.45 NFIF Kalle Glomsaker 12.45 - 13.15 - 13.45 - 14.15 - 14.45 - 15.15 - 15.45 Judge; race Alf Myre Judge; starts Jens Arild Johannesen Referee; high jump John Skåre Transportation manager:: Referee; throwing Carl Jon Hansen Kalle Glomsaker, phone: 90132838 Starter Alf Friestad Exercise leader; running Magne Dølemo Exercise Manager; long jump Tor E Bentsen Exercise manager; three steps Kristen Fløgstad Exercise Manager; high jump Frank Oscar Andersen Exercise Manager; pole jump Harald Breivik Exercise leader; shot put Gunn Storsveen Exercise leader; discus throw Per Erik Hansen Exercise Manager; hammer throw Torrey Enoksen Exercise Manager; javelin throw Per Erik Hansen Exercise Manager; racewalking Ole Petter Saugen

8 9 Nordic Championship Records U20 Match Records at Kristiansand stadion Revised in 2019

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(From introduction of U20-class in 2003) 100m Geir Moen, Moss IL 10.08 16.08.96 200m Geir Moen, Moss IL 20.74 18.08.96 400m Karsten Warholm, Dimna IL 46.10 31.08.16 Men 800m Vebjørn Rodal, Oppdal FIK 1:45.72 18.08.96 100 m 10.60 +0,4 Jan Wocalewski SWE Växjö, SWE 2012 1500m Arne Kvalheim, IK Tjalve 3:41.9 16.08.70 200 m 20.94 +0,1 Henrik Larsson SWE Umeå, SWE 2017 5000m Jim Svenøy, Fræna FIK7 14:05.66 16.08.96 400 m 47.09 Josh -Kevin Ramirez Talm NOR Espoo, FIN 2015 110m hurdle Vladimir Vukosevic 13.96 25.08.12 800 m 1:49.34 Andreas Kramer SWE Hafnarfjördur, ISL 2016 400m hurdle Atle Lunn, IF Minerva 51.52 17.08.96 1500 m 3:50:56 Hans Kristian Fløystad NOR Bergen, NOR 2008 3000m steeplechase Sverre Sørnes, IL Gular 8:36.0 24.08.71 5000 m 14:16.57 Sondre Nordstad Moen NOR Vaasa, FIN 2009 High jump Steinar Hoen, IK Tjalve 2.27 16.08.96 110 m hurdles 13.73 +1,2 Max Hrelja SWE Umeå, SWE 2017 Pole vault Trond Barthel, Gjøvik FIK 5.20 17.08.96 400 m hurdles 51.47 Karsten Warholm NOR Espoo, FIN 2015 Long jump Sigurd Njerve, IL Norna-Salhus 7.78 16.08.96 3000 m steeplechase 8:52.56 Henrik Ingebrigtsen NOR Vaasa, FIN 2009 Triple jump Sigurd Njerve, IL Norna-Salhus 16.77 18.08.96 High jump 2.22 Linus Törnblad SWE Odense, DEN 2003 Shot put Lars Arvid Nilsen, IF Urædd 20.36 16.09.91 Pole vault 5.30 Melker Svärd Jacobsson SWE Espoo, FIN 2013 Discus throw Svein Inge Valvik, IK Tjalve 59.94 18.08.96 5.30 Urho Kujanpää FIN Hafnarfjördur, ISL 2016 Hammer throw Eivind Prestegård Henriksen, IK Tjalve 73.63 06.08.11 Long jump 7.69 +0,9 Kristian Pulli FIN Espoo, FIN 2013 Triple jump 15.64 +1,1 Mikko Kivinen FIN Esbjerg, DEN 2007 Javelin throw Pål Arne Fagernes, IK Tjalve 77.04 17.08.96 15.64 +0,9 Simo Lipsanen FIN Kristiansand, NOR 2014 4x100m FINLAND (Teemu Vilén-Niko Viiala-Antti Vainionpää-Timo Salonen) 40.72 27.08.05 Shot put 20.67 Marcus Thomsen NOR Umeå, SWE 2017 4x400m Sverige 3.12.28 17.08.14 Discus throw 62.69 Sven Martin Skagestad NOR Kristiansand, NOR 2014 Racewalking 5000m Erik Tysse, IL Norna-Salhus 19.08.89 24.08.12 Hammer throw 79.93 Aleksi Jaakola FIN Hafnarfjördur, ISL 2016 Javelin throw 77.69 Teemu Wirkkala FIN Odense, DEN 2003 4x100 m relay 40.17 Finland FIN Espoo, FIN 2013 4x400 m relay 3:12:28 Sweden SWE Kristiansand, NOR 2014 WOMEN 100m Enzinne Okparaebo IL BUL 11.70 24.08.12 100 m Line Kloster, SK Vidar 11.70 12.08.16 Women 11.70 Karsten Warholm, Dimna IL 46.10 31.08.16 200m Line Kloster, SK Vidar 23.40 31.08.16 100 m 11.72 +0,5 Ingvild Meinseth NOR Umeå, SWE 2017 400m Anne Gundersen, IL i BUL 53.69 23.08.86 200 m 23.89 +1,7 Moa Hjelmer SWE Vaasa, FIN 2009 800 m Merete Kvist (Rydvang), Sogndal IL 2:06.25 23.08.86 400 m 53.96 Emily Rose Norum NOR Espoo, FIN 2015 1500 m Gunhild Halle (Haugen), IL Runar 4:20.07 18.08.96 800 m 2:03.66 Aníta Hinriksdóttir ISL Växjö, SWE 2012 3000m Anita Håkenstad (Evertsen), Øystre Slidre IL 9:33.51 24.08.86 1500 m 4:18.18 Aníta Hinriksdóttir ISL Espoo, FIN 2013 100m hurdle Lena Solli Reimann, SK Vidar 13.14 16.08.96 3000 m 9:16.94 Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal NOR Eskilstuna, SWE 2006 400m hurdle Mari Bjone, IL i BUL 57.37 17.08.96 100 m hurdles 13.57 -0,5 Elisa Hakamäki FIN Espoo, FIN 2004 3000m steeplechase Heidi Mårtenson Vidar 10.36.58 17.08.14 400 m hurdles 59.11 Anne Sofie Kirkegaard DEN Espoo, FIN 2015 High jump Hanne Haugland, IF Minerva 1.98 18.08.96 3000 m steeplechase 10:02.45 Alisa Vainio FIN Espoo, FIN 2015 High jump 1.86 Maja Nilsson SWE Ymeå, SWE 2017 Pole vault Cathrine Larsåsen, IL i BUL - Katrine Haarklau, Bergens TF 4.05 25.08.12 Pole vault 4.26 Michaela Meijer SWE København, DEN 2011 Long jump Berit (Tøien) Berthelsen, IL Tyrving 6.23 1966 Long jump 6.17 +2,0 Noora Pesola FIN Eskilstuna, SWE 2006 Triple jump Inger Anne Frøysedal IK Tjalve 13.71 24.08.12 Triple jump 13.22 0,0 Lynn Johnson SWE Espoo, FIN 2013 Shot put Fanny Ross Sverige 15.83 16.08.14 Shot put 15.83 Fanny Roos SWE Kristiansand, NOR 2014 Discus throw Mette Bergmann, SK Vidar 64.84 18.08.96 Discus throw 53.26 Salla Salminen FIN Kristiansand, NOR 2014 Hammer throw Mona Holm Tjalve 62. 34 25.08.12 Hammer throw 66.19 Eleni Larsson SWE Växjö, SWE 2012 Javelin throw Sigrid Borge, Osterøy IL 61.72 31.08.16 Javelin throw 55.63 Jelena Jaakola FIN Esbjerg, DEN 2003 Relay 4x100m NORGE [Ann Marit Kleive (Holmøy)-Karin Solbakken-Sølvi Olsen 45.91 23.08.86 4x100 m relay 45. 52 Norway NOR Umeå, SWE 2017 (Meinseth)-May Karin Mannes] 4x400 m relay 3:38.39 Norway NOR Espoo, FIN 2015 Relay 4x400m FINLAND (Minna Uunimäki-Anna Suurnäkki-Nina Taipale-Sonja Finell) 3:42.46 24.08.86 Racewalking 5000m Kjersti Tysse Plätzer, IL Norna-Salhus 20.46.3 20.08.00 Compiled by Ole Petter Sandvig

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