- 20 meter club
The 20 meter club ("20 metrin kerho" in Finnish) is an unregistered Finnish association for Finnish shot putters who have put the shot more than 20 meters in an official competition using a 7.26 kg shot for men and a 4 kg for women.
The 20 meter club was founded on
April 28 ,1983 at Eerikkilä Sports Academy with six men being selected as members. One of the goals of the club is to promote the development of shot putting in Finland.The club meets twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall. In its fall meeting, the club awards the "Kultapoju" or "Golden Boy" to a promising shotputter. The "Golden Boy" is a brass shotput that is slightly larger than the current standard shotput, although it weighs less (6.2 kg, orig. 6.6 kg). The first recipient of the Golden Boy award was
Kari Töyrylä in 1985; Töyrylä became a member of the club in 1986 after his put of 20.05 m on July 2. The last recipient to date wasNiko Hauhia , who also received a EUR 500 stipend for training. The club also awards training grants in order to promote and help athletes develop.Members
In June 2006, the club had 20 members.
Members of the club and the first time they put the shot more than 20 m
External links
* [http://www.20m-kerho.com/ Official site] fi icon
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