Alisa Launonen
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| Nationality | Finnish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 February 2010 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Heptathlon | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | Heptathlon (U18): 6154 (Rieti, 2026) NU18R | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alisa Launonen (born 4 February 2010) is a Finnish multi-event athlete. She won the gold medal in heptathlon at the 2026 European Athletics U18 Championships.[1]
Biography
From Naantali, started training in athletics at the age of five years-old.[2] Launonen won multiple-Finnish age-group titles in a range of athletics disciplines.[3][4] She trained with Naantali Löyly before becoming a member of Turun Urheiluliitto, based in Turku.[5][6]
Launonen was the pre-event favourite for the heptathlon at the 2026 European Athletics U18 Championships in Rieti, Italy, having set a world U18 leading total of 6011 points in Tampere.[7] At the Championships, she won heptathlon events over 100 metres and 200 metres, going on to lead the overall standings after the first day ahead of German Svea Funck.[8][9] She maintained her lead to win the gold medal on the second day, breaking the Finnish under-18 national record set by Launonen's club teammate Enni Virjonen by three points.[10][11] On the concluding day of the championships, she also qualified for the final of the 100 metres hurdles, running 13.24 seconds in the semi-final. She placed fourth in the final with 13.21 seconds, the same time as the third-place finisher, Anna Peeters of France.[12][13]
References
- ↑ "Alisa Launonen". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ "Finland wins European Youth Championship gold, 16-year-old Alisa Launonen breaks Finnish record in heptathlon". ha.fi. 17 July 2026. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- ↑ "Naantali athletes were awarded at the Naantali Spa". naantali.fi. June 17, 2026. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- ↑ "Jussi Ihamäki: The stars of the future met the stars of the present in Tampere". sv24.fi. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- ↑ "Alisa Launonen feels no pressure, even though she has long been compared to Vanninen and Virjosen". ts.fi. 6 June 2026. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- ↑ "Turku resident of the week Alisa Launonen". turust.fi. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- ↑ Mills, Steven (12 Jul 2026). "Rieti 2026 preview - Women's jumps and heptathlon". European Athletics. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ Trapnell, Jasmine (16 July 2026). "Heptathlon favourite Launonen holds lead over Funck after day one in Rieti". European Athletics. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "BRITS MAKE THEIR MARK IN THE HEAT AS EUROPEAN U18 CHAMPS GETS UNDERWAY". Athletics Weekly. 16 July 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "The match's big promise Alisa Launonen won the junior European Championship gold with a SE result, Janne Verho won the hammer bronze". yle.fi. 17 July 2026. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- ↑ Trapnell, Jasmine (17 Jul 2026). "Historic U18 heptathlon win for Finland's Launonen despite Funck fightback". European Athletics. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ Broadbent, Chris (19 Jul 2026). "Succo speeds through to 100m hurdles final at Rieti 2026". European Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- ↑ Mills, Steven (19 Jul 2026). "Domingos keeps her cool as favourites falter in a dramatic 100m hurdles final in Rieti". European Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2026.