 Reetta Hurske in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 May 1995 Ikaalinen, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Tampere University of Applied Sciences[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Tampereen Pyrintö | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Marjukka Suihko | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Reetta Sofi Kaarina Hurske (born 15 May 1995)[2] is a Finnish athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles. She won the gold medal in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2023 European Indoor Championships, winning Finland its first ever medal in this event, after finishing fourth at the 2019 edition.[3] Hurske placed second in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2019 Universiade.
She represented her country at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as well as the 2019 and 2022 World Athletics Championships.[4] She is the Finnish indoor record holder for the 60 m hurdles, and won two individual national titles.
Hurske improved the Finnish record in the 60 m hurdles five times in 2023 (7.90, 7.88, 7.86, 7.81 and 7.79 seconds).[5]
Personal life[edit]
Hurske is in a relationship with Finnish basketball player Topias Palmi.[6][7]
Statistics[edit]
Personal bests[edit]
- 60 m hurdles – 7.79 (Madrid 2023) NR
- 60 metres indoor – 7.50 (Tampere 2023)
- 100 m hurdles – 12.78 (+1.3 m/s, Joensuu 2019)
- 100 metres – 12.10 (-0.6 m/s, Kauhava 2017)
International competitions[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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| 2011 | European Youth Olympic Festival | Trabzon, Turkey | 7th | 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) | 13.85 |
| 9th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 47.78 | |||
| 2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 13.53 |
| 7th | 4 × 100 m relay | 47.18 | |||
| 22nd (q) | Long jump | 5.88 m | |||
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 7th | 100 m hurdles | 13.69 |
| 2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 12th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.66 |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 21st (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.40 |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | – | 60 m hurdles | DQ |
| European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 13.32 | |
| Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 11th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.67 | |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 19th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 8.20 |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 18th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.20 | |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 4th | 60 m hurdles | 8.02 |
| Universiade | Naples, Italy | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.02 | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 21st (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.24 | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 29th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.10 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 23rd (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.15 |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 9th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 12.95 | |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.79 =NR |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 21st (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.05 | |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 12th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 8.00 |
National titles[edit]
- Finnish Athletics Championships
- 100 m hurdles: 2019
- Finnish Indoor Athletics Championships
- 60 m hurdles: 2023
- 4 × 200 m relay: 2013, 2018
References[edit]
- ^ 2017 Universiade bio
- ^ Reetta Hurske at World Athletics
- ^ Dennehy, Cathal (5 March 2023). "Hurske caps sparkling indoor campaign with storming 60m hurdles victory in Istanbul". European Athletics. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Tokio 2020: Suomen joukkueen olympiapaikat, karsintojen aikataulut ja kisoihin valitut urheilijat". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (29 March 2023). "Healthy and stronger, Hurske helps to make history for Finland in Istanbul". European Athletics. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ Urheilun superpari Topias Palmi ja Reetta Hurske ovat eläneet vuosia etäsuhteessa – nyt heidän elämänsä muuttui, Ilta-Sanomat, Tony Pietilä, 9 October 2023
- ^ Miesystävä jännitti Reetta Hurskeen mestaruusjuoksua koripalloarjen keskellä Romaniassa – “Naapurit varmaan kuulivat ensimmäisenä kovaa huutoa”, Yle, 6 March 2023
