Finnish hurdler (born 1993)
Elmo Lakka
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Elmo_Lakka_1.jpg/220px-Elmo_Lakka_1.jpg) Elmo Lakka in 2016 |
Personal information |
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Full name | Elmo Johannes Hannunpoika Lakka |
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Born | (1993-04-10) 10 April 1993 (age 31) Elimäki, Finland |
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Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
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Sport |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event(s) | 110 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles |
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Club | Jyväskylän Kenttäurheilijat |
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Coached by | Antti Haapakoski |
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Elmo Johannes Hannunpoika Lakka (born 10 April 1993 in Elimäki) is a Finnish athlete specialising in the high hurdles.[1] He represented his country at two outdoor and one indoor European Championships without qualifying for the final.
His personal bests are 13.59 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+1.2 m/s, Kuortane 2019[2]) and 7.67 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Kuopio 2019).
On 2 June 2021, he ran 13.31 (-0.3) at Harjun stadion, in Jyväskylä, beating the National record.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
Representing Finland |
2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 18th (sf) | 110 m hurdles (99 cm) | 14.44 |
2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 12th (sf) | 110 m hurdles (99 cm) | 13.74 |
2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 6th | 110 m hurdles | 14.03 |
– | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF |
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 21st (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.87 |
2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 14th (h) | 60 m hurdles | 7.78 |
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 17th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.60 |
2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 8th | 60 m hurdles | 7.74 |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 28th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.73 |
2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 9th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 7.71 |
Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 20th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.67 |
2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 35th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.91 |
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 9th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.78 |
2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 14th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 7.83 |
World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 31st (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.69 |
2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 19th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 7.70 |
European Championships | Rome, Italy | 22nd (h) | 110 m hurdles | 14.10 |
References
- ^ Elmo Lakka at World Athletics
- ^ "Kuortane Games 22.6.2019 - M 110 m aj 1. juoksu". live.time4results.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
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