Juho Alasaari

Juho Alasaari
Alasaari in 2023
Personal information
Born (2003-09-29) 29 September 2003
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Pole vault
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Finland
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 EspooPole vault
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 NairobiPole vault
Silver medal – second place2022 CaliPole vault
European Youth Olympic Festival
Silver medal – second place2019 BakuPole vault

Juho Alasaari (born 29 September 2003) is a Finnish pole vaulter. He won silver medals at the World U20 Championships in 2021 and 2022 and the gold medal at the 2023 European U23 Championships.[1]

Biography

Competing at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Baku, Azerbaijan, he won the silver medal with a jump of 4.90 metres.[2]

He won the silver medal at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya, with a jump of 5.35 metres.[3] The following year, he won another silver medal at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, with a jump of 5.60 metres, surpassing his personal best by 7 centimetres.[4]

The Finnish senior champion in pole vault both indoors and outdoors in 2023,[5][6] he won the gold medal at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships he won the gold medal in Espoo, Finland, with a new personal best clearance of 5.71 metres. [7] He subsequently competed for Finland at the senior 2023 World Championship in Budapest, Hungary.[8]

Competing at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy, in June, he jumped 5.25 m and did not advance to the final,[9] but retained his Finnish national title later that month.[10]

In 2025, he won the Finnish indoor national title,[11] and finished seventh at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway, with a jump of 5.30 m.[12]

In July 2026, he won the Finnish outdoor title again,[13] and the following month competed at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, qualifying for the final and placing thirteenth overall.[14][15]

References

  1. ↑ "Juho Alasaari". World Athletics. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "15th European Youth Olympic Festival". World Athletics. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Alasaari won the World Championship silver medal: I took a bigger stick and skated over it – Kosonen, Koppeli and Mononen in the final". yleisurheilu.fi. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Alasaari edged out the 19-year-old SE and won the World Championship silver medal – Lampinen hammered the World Championship silver medal with his record". yleisurheilu.fi. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Finnish Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 18 Feb 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Finnish Championships". World Athletics. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Alasaari adds to Finland's title haul with surprise pole vault victory in Espoo 2023". European Athletics. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Alasaari and Kujanpää failed in pole vault". kouvolansanomat.fi. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Finnish Championships". World Athletics. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Finnish Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 23 Feb 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Finnish Championships". World Athletics. 28 July 2026. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 14 August 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "Juho Alasaari pudotti niukasti - Yleisurheilun EM 2026". yle.fi. 16 August 2026. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
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