Elmo Lakka

Elmo Lakka
Elmo Lakka in 2016
Personal information
Full nameElmo Johannes Hannunpoika Lakka
Born (1993-04-10) 10 April 1993 (age 31)
Elimäki, Finland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)110 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles
ClubJyväskylän Kenttäurheilijat
Coached byAntti Haapakoski

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
Olympic Games Paris, France 17th (rep) 110 m hurdles 13.75

References

  1. ^ Elmo Lakka at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Kuortane Games 22.6.2019 - M 110 m aj 1. juoksu". live.time4results.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.


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