Enni Virjonen

Enni Virjonen
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born (2007-05-14) 14 May 2007
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Heptathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsHeptathlon: 6214 (Eugene, 2026)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Finland
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 EugeneHeptathlon
European U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2025 TampereHeptathlon
European U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Banska BystricaHeptathlon
European Youth Olympic Festival
Bronze medal – third place2023 MariborHeptathlon

Enni Virjonen (born 14 May 2007) is a Finnish multi-event athlete. She won the pentathlon at the Finnish Indoor Athletics Championships in 2026. She was the 2026 World U20 champion and 2024 European U18 champion in heptathlon.[1]

Biography

In July 2023, Virjonen won the bronze medal in the heptathlon at the 2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Maribor, Slovenia, scoring a personal best tally of 5633 points.[2] The following year, she won gold in the heptathlon at the 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships in Slovakia.[3][4] Her score of 6151 points set a Finnish under-18 national record, a record that stood until broken by club teammate Alisa Launonen at the same event in 2026.[5]

Virjonen won the heptathlon at the 2025 Nordic Combined Events U20 Championships in June 2025.[6] The following month, she won the bronze medal behind Jana Koščak of Croatia and Sarolta Kriszt of Hungary in the heptathlon at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, scoring 6060 points for a personal best, and her first time over 6000 points.[7][8][9]

On 1 March 2026, she won the pentathlon with a tally of 4450 points at the Finish Indoor Championships in Espoo.[10] In May, Virjonen set a lifetime best of 6189 points to finish thirteenth overall at the Hypo-Meeting in Götzis, and was named 'Rookie of the Year'.[11] She won the gold medal at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, United States with 6214 points.[12] It was the highest winning score in the event since Niamh Emerson in 2018.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Enni Virjonen". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Maribor 2023: A day of three medals for Finland at the Maribor EYOF Championships". 27 July 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "An incredible race! Finland's 17-year-old great promise pounded the EC gold with a terrible result". is.fi. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Virjonen takes charge in the heptathlon with monster javelin throw". European Athletics. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  5. ↑ Trapnell, Jasmine (17 Jul 2026). "Historic U18 heptathlon win for Finland's Launonen despite Funck fightback". European Athletics. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Nordic Combined Events Championships". World Athletics. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  7. ↑ Henderson, Jason (10 August 2025). "FITZGERALD COMPLETES GOLDEN DOUBLE AT EURO U20 CHAMPS". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  8. ↑ Mills, Steven (10 Aug 2025). "Koscak wins a heptathlon thriller in Tampere". European Athletics. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "European Championship silver for high jumper Ella Mikkola and bronze for Enni Virjonen in heptathlon – Finland's biggest medal haul of the 21st century". yle.fi. 10 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Finnish Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  11. ↑ Mills, Steven (31 May 2026). "World leads and historic Swiss double for Ehammer and Kälin in Götzis". European Athletics. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "TAYLOR AND MAXWELL COMPLETE US 100M DOUBLE AT WORLD U20 CHAMPS". Athletics Weekly. 7 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Taylor and Maxwell win US world U20 100m double in Oregon". World Athletics. 7 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
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