Elmo Lakka
 Elmo Lakka in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Elmo Johannes Hannunpoika Lakka |
| Born | 10 April 1993 |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Events | 110 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles |
| Club | Jyväskylän Kenttäurheilijat |
| Coached by | Antti 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
References
- ↑ Elmo Lakka at World Athletics
- ↑ "Kuortane Games 22.6.2019 - M 110 m aj 1. juoksu". live.time4results.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
External links
- Official website
- Elmo Lakka at Olympedia
- Elmo Lakka at Olympics.com
- Elmo Lakka at Olympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish)
Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Finnish men hurdlers
- People from Elimäki
- Athletes from Kouvola
- Finnish Athletics Championships winners
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Finland
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Finland
- European Games competitors for Finland
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Olympic men hurdlers
- Finnish athletics biography stubs