Elmo Lakka
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.
 Elmo Lakka in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Elmo Johannes Hannunpoika Lakka |
| Born | 10 April 1993 Elimäki, Finland |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 110 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles |
| Club | Jyväskylän Kenttäurheilijat |
| Coached by | Antti Haapakoski |
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 | |
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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