Ella Junnila

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Ella Junnila
Kalevan Kisat 2018 - Women's High Jump - Ella Junnila - 3.jpg
Ella Junnila at the 2018 Finnish Championships in Athletics
Personal information
Born (1998-12-06) December 6, 1998 (age 23)
Espoo, Finland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country Finland
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • High jump outdoor: 1.95 m NR (2019)
  • High jump indoor: 1.96 m (2021)
  • Long jump: 5.60 m (2018)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Finland
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Toruń High jump
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gävle High jump

Ella Juulia Junnila (born 6 December 1998)[1] is a Finnish high jumper, who represents Tampereen Pyrintö. She has previously represented and . She represented Finland in 2018 European Athletics Championships in high jump and finished 17th with a result of 186 cm.[2] She won a bronze medal at the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships with a result of 192 cm.[3]

Junnila set a new Finnish record, 194 cm, on 11 June 2019 in Turku at the Paavo Nurmi Games.[4] This earned her a place in the 2019 World Championships in Athletics for high jump. She improved the record by jumping 195 cm on 3 July 2019 in Tampere.[5]

She has qualified to represent Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6]

Competition record[]

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Finland in high jump
2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 20th (q) 1.77 m
2019 European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 3rd 1.92 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 28th (q) 1.80 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 3rd 1.96 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 22nd (q) 1.86 m

Personal life[]

Her mother, retired long jumper Ringa Ropo-Junnila, represented Finland at the 1992 Summer Olympics in addition to winning eight national championships and holding the current national record.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Kares, Yrjö (28 August 2018). "Ringa Ropo on Ella Junnilalle ensisijaisesti äiti ja henkinen tuki – "En tarvitse neuvojasi", sanoi tytär ensin ja kelpuutti vinkit vasta teininä". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Qualification results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Paavo Nurmi Games 11.6.2019 Turku, Finland – LIVE-results – W High jump National". time4results.com. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Motonet GP Tampere 3.7.2019". Tilastopaja.eu. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Tokio 2020: Suomen joukkueen olympiapaikat, karsintojen aikataulut ja kisoihin valitut urheilijat". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  7. ^ Hakanen, Jarmo (13 June 2018). "Ringa Ropon tytär Ella Junnila on Suomen kärkihyppääjiä yleisurheilussa – enää sentin päässä äitinsä ennätyksestä: "Toivottavasti tilanne kääntyy pian"". Aamulehti. Retrieved 9 July 2019.

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