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. 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) 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
  2. ^ "Kuortane Games 22.6.2019 - M 110 m aj 1. juoksu". live.time4results.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.


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