Nooralotta Neziri

Nooralotta Neziri
Nooralotta Neziri in 2013
Personal information
Full nameNooralotta Maria Neziri
NicknameNoLo
NationalityFinnish
Born (1992-11-09) 9 November 1992 (age 31)
Turku, Finland
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Websitehttp://www.nooralotta.fi
Sport
Country Finland
SportAthletics
Event100m hurdles
ClubJyväskylän Kenttäurheilijat
Coached byPetteri Jouste
Achievements and titles
Personal best100m hurdles: 12.81 s (Kuortane 2016)
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Women's athletics
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Tallinn 100 m hurdles
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tampere 100 m hurdles
Updated on June 4, 2015

Nooralotta Maria Neziri (born 9 November 1992 in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish 100 meter hurdler.

She was born to a Finnish mother and a Macedonian Albanian father in Turku, and lived in Pori from her early childhood until June 2017 when she moved to Jyväskylä,[2] but moved back to Pori in October 2022.[3] Neziri's record in 100m hurdles is 12.81.[4] Together with Reetta Hurske, Neziri is also a Finnish record holder in women's indoor 60 metres hurdles with a time of 7.92. Her 100m personal best is 11.48, which makes her the 8th fastest Finnish woman of all-time.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Finland
2009 World Youth Championships Brixen, Italy 5th 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) 13.44
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 5th 100 m hurdles 13.49 (+0.9 m/s)
2011 European Junior Championships Tallinn, Estonia 1st 100 m hurdles 13.34
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 17th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.23
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 8th 60 m hurdles 8.19
European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 3rd 100 m hurdles 13.39 (-0.1 m/s)
World Championships Moscow, Russia 17th (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.04 (NR)
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 25th (h) 60 m hurdles 8.21
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 17th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.17
11th (h) 4x100 m relay 44.22
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 6th 60 m hurdles 7.97 (NR)
World Championships Beijing, China 24th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.13
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 14th (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.05
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 18th (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.04
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 18th (sf) 60 m hurdles 8.20
European Championships Berlin, Germany 8th (sf) 100 m hurdles 12.94
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 6th 60 m hurdles 8.09
World Championships Doha, Qatar 14th (sf) 100 m hurdles 12.89
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 4th 60 m hurdles 7.93

References

  1. ^ "Rio 2016 bio". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  2. ^ "Ei mitään ilmaiseksi" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 22 December 2012. Archived from the original on July 29, 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Nooralotta Neziri palasi Poriin". Satakunnan Kansa. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Neziri sivusi Suomen ennätystä ja lunasti MM-kisalipun" (in Finnish). Yle. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.


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