National National championships · since 1907 
Lahti, Finland 25–26 Aug 1956
1956 Finnish Athletics Championships
Lahti, Finland 25–26 Aug 1956- events
- 30
- medals awarded
- 30
- nations on the podium
- 1
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
400m
800m
1 Pekka Vesaaja ('32) 1:52.3
Pekka Vesaaja ('32) 1:52.3 1500m
1 Olavi Vuorisalo ('33) 3:44.6
Olavi Vuorisalo ('33) 3:44.6 5000m
1 Ilmari Taipale ('28) 14:28.8
Ilmari Taipale ('28) 14:28.8 10,000m
1 Eero Tuomaala ('26) 30:07.0
Eero Tuomaala ('26) 30:07.0 Marathon
3000m steeplechase
110m hurdles
1 Tapani Tammenpää ('34) 15.1
Tapani Tammenpää ('34) 15.1 400m hurdles
1 Lennart Lindberg ('27) 54.3
Lennart Lindberg ('27) 54.3 High jump
1 Eino Simelius ('31) 1.90
Eino Simelius ('31) 1.90 Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
1 Tapio Lehto ('30) 15.19
Tapio Lehto ('30) 15.19 Shot put
1 Yrjö Ijäs ('35) 15.87
Yrjö Ijäs ('35) 15.87 Discus throw
1 Aarne Ilvonen ('29) 48.41
Aarne Ilvonen ('29) 48.41 Hammer throw
1 Aarre Nostaja ('32) 56.43
Aarre Nostaja ('32) 56.43 Javelin throw
1 Olavi Kauhanen ('26) 77.35
Olavi Kauhanen ('26) 77.35 Decathlon
Medal table
1 nations · 30 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland FIN | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 |