Adam Cullen and Tylee Robinson of Morisset place 18th at Wife Carrying World Championships in Finland

AUSSIE CHAMPS: Adam Cullen and his girlfriend Tylee Robinson after completing the course at the Wife Carrying World Championships in Finland. Picture: Supplied
AUSSIE CHAMPS: Adam Cullen and his girlfriend Tylee Robinson after completing the course at the Wife Carrying World Championships in Finland. Picture: Supplied

A MORISSET couple has finished 18th at the Wife Carrying World Championship in Finland.

Adam Cullen and his girlfriend Tylee Robinson were the only team from the Southern Hemisphere.

The competition involves heats where men carry women through an obstacle course. If couples fall and hit the ground, they receive a 10-second penalty.

Adam and Tylee flying the Australian flag in Finland at the weekend. Picture: Supplied

Adam and Tylee flying the Australian flag in Finland at the weekend. Picture: Supplied

The fastest couple to complete the course wins.

The event was won by Lithuanian couple Vytautas Kirkliauskas and Neringa Kirkliauskiene, in a time of 1 minute 5.1 seconds.

Cullen and Robinson - who qualified by winning the Morisset and Australian titles last year - stopped the clock at 1 minute 30.48 seconds.

The field of 39 couples was dominated by competitors from Finland, Russia and Switzerland.​

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