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Written by: Hallur Holm
Over the weekend the Faroese Youth Championships (FM-U) were held at the Tórsbreyt track. The weather was very good, but once again the sprinters had a headwind on Saturday. On Sunday the wind turned, but now it was so strong that no times could be ratified as records. It was dry, though, and the sun shone almost all of Sunday. This also showed in the crowd, which has rarely, if ever, been bigger at Tórsbreyt.
It is becoming a tradition that the second day of competition begins with a parade
All the results can be found at this link: Results FM Ung 2014
Vibeka in a class of her own
In the girls 8-9 events, Treysti took all the gold medals. Vibeka Sivertsen, experienced despite her young age, won the 60 m, 400 m, long jump and shot put. In the ball throw she took bronze, but here her teammate came to the rescue, and it was Miriam Hávarsá who took that win. The Bragdið girls Ida Chukwudi and Amanda W. Fríðmundsdóttir, together with the Hvirlan girl Emilia Soll, also performed very well and won most of the other medals.
Ida Chukwudi, Vibeka Sivertsen and Amanda W. Fríðmundsdóttir
A clean sweep for Bragdið
In the boys 8-9, Bragdið took every single medal. And no wonder. Apart from the Bragdið boys, only Ísak Brisenfelt from Hvirlan took part in the events. He is new to competition and has one more year left in this age group. As expected, it was Jónas Isaksen who won the 60 m and 400 m. He also won the long jump. In the throws, Eiri J. Glerfoss won the shot put and Egil Mittún won the ball throw. These three shared all the medals between them.
Jónas Isaksen, Eiri J. Glerfoss and Egil Mittún
Twins dominate
1/100 of a second in the 60 metres. 28/100 of a second in the 300 m and 1 centimetre in the long jump. That is how close the contest was between the twins Hervør and Elin Niclasen from Bragdið. Of 12 gold and silver medals, the sisters took 10! In all five events, only Børka Berg Jørgensen beat one of them, when she edged past Hervør by 7 centimetres in the shot put to take silver. Bára J. Glerfoss, Astrid Breckmann and Natasja Anjudóttir won the other medals.
Elin Niclasen, Hervør Niclasen and Astrid Breckmann
Hans Erland and Samuel the fastest
Although Hans Erland Thomsen is small in stature, he is among the very fastest boys in the 10-11 age group. Unusually quick feet make up for the short legs, and nobody could do anything about Hans Erland in the 300 m and 600 m, because besides his speed, Hans Erland also has very good stamina. He took gold in the long jump too. In the 60 metres, however, there was no beating the long-limbed and talented Samuel Chukwudi, who as well as gold in the 60 m won three other medals. In the throws we got completely different winners. A new name in competition is Bjartur Brisenfeldt from Hvirlan, and he did no less than put the shot 8.06 m with his first attempt. None of the others managed to throw that far. In the ball throw, Jógvan K. Gullfos from Bragdið managed with his last throw to move from third to first place and thereby take gold. Mattias Nolsøe Isaksen from Hvirlan and Miso Buha from Bragdið also performed well in the events and won several medals.
Mattias Nolsøe Isaksen, Jógvan Kárason Gullfoss and Samuel Chukwudi
Hans Erland Thomsen and Miso Buha
Treysti v Elisabet
Treysti have had many strong cards over the years. One of the strongest, indeed almost the backbone of the club, is the strong group of young girls born in 2001 and 02. Most of them have trained for many years and are very experienced. And no less talented. But Bragdið have one who, especially at FM-U, tends to spoil the party for them. And so it was again this year. Elisabet Holm Simonsen won all the running events and both jumping events. In the high jump, however, there was a tie for first place, so Maria Biskopstø also won gold. But again this year we got some hard-fought duels between Oddvør Josephsen and Elisabet, with the latter ahead every time. Elisabet also did well in the javelin, where she won silver. But here there was nothing to be done against the powerful Óluva A. Joensen, who won both the shot put and the javelin comfortably. Maria Biskopstø, Oddvør Josephsen and Birgit Ryan won several medals. In Lydia Simonsen it looks as though Hvirlan have found a good thrower. For a long time she was on course for bronze in the shot put, but in the end had to settle for 5th place; in the javelin, however, she safely secured bronze. Teresa Bláhamar was also among the medal winners in this age group.
Oddvør Josehpsen, Elisabet Holm Simonsen, and Maria Biskopstø
5 different gold medallists
The boys 12-13 events were very close and exciting. The quick and talented Andreas B. Antoft from Bragdið was strongest in the 80 m. But Bárður Jóhansson from Hvirlan gave him a good race. That Bárður has grown much stronger recently also showed in the throws, where he won silver in the shot put and became gold medallist with 28 m in the javelin. Hans Sivertsen from Treysti has also improved a lot this spring and summer, and had an excellent championships with four medals, including gold in the shot put. Hans Petur W. Fríðmundsson was in contention in most events and won medals in sprint, middle distance, jumps and throws. In a very close and exciting race he won gold in the 300 m. In middle-distance running Pauli Høj has been really strong this year, and so it was again in the 600 m at the championships, where nobody could keep up with him. Yes, the gold medals were well shared in this group, but in addition to the win in the 80 metres, Andreas B. Antoft won both the long jump and the shot put, making him the biggest winner in the group with three Faroese titles. These five gold medallists also took all the other medals, apart from silver in the long jump and bronze in the high jump, which went to Elias Thorsteinsson.
Bárður Jóhansson, Andreas Bjarnastein Antoft and Hans Petur Weihe Fríðmundsson
Margit with a phantom time
There was a strong tailwind on Sunday, when the sprint finals were held. But there are signs that it was not only the wind that made Margit W. Fríðmundsdóttir run by far the fastest electronic time ever recorded by a Faroese woman. 13.38 seconds would have stood as a Faroese record, had it not been for the +4.7 m/s. That she was ½ a second ahead of her nearest rivals could suggest that we can expect fast times from Margit in the near future. Margit also won the long jump and took medals in both the high jump and the shot put. The throws went to Hvirlan. Bjørk Sigurðsdóttir Lamhauge won the shot put in great style, while Tinna Berg Jørgensen showed that she is not only a powerful sprinter but is also strong with the discus. She won the discus more than 5 metres ahead of number 2. Most Faroese titles, however, were won by Katarina Høj. In the 800 she was dominant, in the 300 m she got tough competition from Margit, while in the high jump she cleared at the first attempt every time until she stopped after winning at 140 cm. Karin Holm Simonsen, Guðrið K. Petersen, Elin Kristina Ryan and Rebecka Monja Jørgensen also won medals.
Tinna Berg Jørgensen, Margit Weihe Fríðmundsdóttir, and Katarina Høj
Nine times Niklas
9 x gold in nine events. That was the outstanding haul for Niklas Kruse at these championships! Only in the shot put was the win narrow. Otherwise these were clear victories with strong results. Among other things, he won the high jump and set an age-group record with 168 cm, which corresponds to fourth place on the Danish ranking list. Of the nine gold medals, two were won in relays. Not that it was easy. Many other good athletes also took part, and Steintór Egholm, Dánjal Dahl Ljósheim, Dávið Hentze, Rúni Skarðhamar and Gunnar Sivertsen had to fight hard to get onto the podium alongside Niklas.
Gunnar Sivertsen, Niklas Kruse, and Dávid Hentze
Few but fierce
Only four girls competed in the 16-17 group, and there were no races in the 400 m and 800 m. But even though they were few, we still got some excellent results. Despite a slight headwind, the 100 m final brought gold and a personal best for Hildur Poulsen, who ran 13.80 seconds. Here Alda Sigurðsdóttir Lamhauge managed to sprint to an A standard and silver with 13.94 sec. And in third place Edna Maria Debes showed that she is getting back on track after a year away from athletics. She ran 14.00 sec. Edna Maria also won gold in the high jump. Otherwise it was Marita K. Petersen who took all the other gold medals. Marita’s javelin was particularly good that day. For the first time, and even twice, Marita threw beyond 35 metres. That was with the 500 g javelin, but there is a lot to suggest that Marita will beat the Island Games standard, which is 35 m with the 600 g javelin. With that she has been over 34 metres.
Edna Maria Debes, Marita K. Petersen and Hildur Poulsen
Jákup Dahl Ljósheim top scorer
With three gold, three silver and two bronze medals, Jákup Dahl Ljósheim from Hvirlan was the biggest winner in the boys 16-17. He won the long jump, high jump and shot put. Teitur Bjarnastein also won three gold medals by winning the 100 m, 400 m and 800 m. Steingrímur Hallsson won the javelin and a half-injured Tórur Mortensen won the discus. Rógvi Johansen was also among the medal winners.
Steingrímur Hallsson, Teitur Bjarnastein and Jákup Dahl Ljósheim (and Ódn)
Bjørk all on her own
Bjørk Reynagarð Svabo was the only participant in the girls 18-19. She competed in the shot put and the discus. In the discus she set a new age-group record.
Bjørk Reynagarð Svabo
Seven participants – five winners
Just as in the boys 12-13, we got five different winners in the boys 18-19. And here the standard was evenly high in most events. Hanus Bergsson and Hallur Simonsen from Hvirlan always guarantee quality. Hanus in the javelin and Hallur in the discus and shot put. They also won these events clearly. Hanus also won the long jump. Eingar Gregersen won both events he entered, and in both the 400 m and the 800 m the times were good. Despite a very poor start in the 100 metres, Tummas Napoleon Arge still managed to run his way to the Faroese title in the 100 m. And despite a slight headwind, the time was as good as 11.92 sec. In the high jump it was Dánjal Jákup Niclasen who emerged as winner with 165 cm. The other medal winners were Regin Joensen and Hans Hjørleivur Magnussen.
Three champions: Hanus Bergsson, Hallur Simonsen and Hans Hjørleivur Magnussen
Relays
Both days of competition ended with relays. The first day with the 4×100 m and the second day with the 4×200 mixed and 1000 m. We got some exciting races, but when all was said and done, Bragdið had won 11 of the 12 relays and Hvirlan one. Not that it was easy. Hvirlan and Treysti could have won a few more races, but poor changeovers, especially for Hvirlan, cost them dearly.
The 1000 m relay was very exciting.
After the 4×100 m for girls 12-13
Thanks to Hvirlan (Bjørg) for the loan of photos. We are already looking forward to FM-Ung next year
All the results can be found at this link: Results FM Ung 2014
