Finnish triple jumper
Kristiina Mäkelä
Kristiina Mäkelä in 2022
Born (1992-11-20 ) 20 November 1992 (age 31) Orimattila , FinlandHeight 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Weight 68 kg (150 lb) Sport Track and field Event Triple jump Club Orimattilan Jymy Coached by Markku Mäkinen Jarkko Kumpulainen
Mäkela in 2019
Meri Kristiina Mäkelä (born 20 November 1992) is a Finnish athlete whose specialty is the triple jump .[1] She has competed in two Olympics and four World Athletics Championships, with the best result of 9th in 2022 . Her personal bests in the event are 14.64 m outdoors (achieved in 2022 in Munich, Germany) and 14.38 m indoors (2019, Gallur, Madrid, Spain).
Competition record [ edit ]
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Finland
2009
World Youth Championships
Brixen, Italy
6th
Triple jump
13.03 m
European Youth Olympic Festival
Tampere, Finland
2nd
Triple jump
13.14 m
2010
World Junior Championships
Moncton, Canada
7th
Triple jump
13.26 m
2011
European Junior Championships
Tallinn, Estonia
2nd
Triple jump
13.67 m
2012
European Championships
Helsinki, Finland
–
Triple jump
NM
2015
European Indoor Championships
Prague, Czech Republic
8th
Triple jump
13.66 m
World Championships
Beijing, China
13th (q)
Triple jump
13.83 m
2016
World Indoor Championships
Portland, United States
6th
Triple jump
14.07 m
European Championships
Amsterdam, Netherlands
9th
Triple jump
13.95 m
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
12th
Triple jump
13.95 m
2017
European Indoor Championships
Belgrade, Serbia
8th
Triple jump
13.73 m
World Championships
London , United Kingdom
16th (q)
Triple jump
13.92 m
2018
World Indoor Championships
Birmingham, United Kingdom
16th
Triple jump
13.73 m
European Championships
Berlin, Germany
9th
Triple jump
14.01 m
2019
European Indoor Championships
Glasgow, United Kingdom
6th
Triple jump
14.29 m
World Championships
Doha, Qatar
12th
Triple jump
13.99 m
2021
European Indoor Championships
Toruń, Poland
6th
Triple jump
14.23 m
Olympic Games
Tokyo, Japan
11th
Triple jump
14.17 m
2022
World Indoor Championships
Belgrade, Serbia
9th
Triple jump
14.14 m
World Championships
Eugene, United States
9th
Triple jump
14.18 m
European Championships
Munich, Germany
2nd
Triple jump
14.64 m
2023
World Championships
Budapest, Hungary
18th (q)
Triple jump
13.88 m
2024
World Indoor Championships
Glasgow, United Kingdom
12th
Triple jump
13.47 m
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