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[[File:Merja Korpela 2008.jpg|thumb|170px|Merja Korpela in [[Kalevan kisat]] 2008]]
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'''Merja Tuulikki Korpela''' (born 15 May 1981 in [[Soini]]) is a female [[hammer throw]]er from [[Finland]]. Her personal best throw is 69.56 metres, achieved in July 2009 in [[Belgrade]].
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'''Merja Tuulikki Korpela''' (born 15 May 1981 in [[Soini, Finland|Soini]]) is a female [[hammer throw]]er from [[Finland]]. Her personal best throw is 69.56 metres, achieved in July 2009 in [[Belgrade]].
She finished fourth at the [[2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics|2000 World Junior Championships]]. She also competed at the [[2002 European Championships in Athletics|2002 European Championships]], the [[2006 European Championships in Athletics|2006 European Championships]] and the [[2007 World Championships in Athletics - Women's hammer throw|2007 World Championships]] and the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's hammer throw|2008 Olympic Games]] without reaching the final.


She finished fourth at the [[2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics|2000 World Junior Championships]]. She also competed at the [[2002 European Championships in Athletics|2002 European Championships]], the [[2006 European Championships in Athletics|2006 European Championships]] and the [[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw|2007 World Championships]] and the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's hammer throw|2008 Olympic Games]] without reaching the final.
==Achievements==

==Competition record==
{| {{AchievementTable}}
{| {{AchievementTable}}
|-
|-
!colspan="5"|Representing {{FIN}}
!colspan="5"|Representing {{FIN}}
|-
|1998
|[[1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Annecy]], [[France]]
|26th (q)
|[[1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw|49.34 m]]
|-
|1999
|[[1999 European Athletics Junior Championships|European Junior Championships]]
|[[Riga, Latvia]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|59.51 m
|-
|2000
|[[2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Santiago, Chile]]
|4th
|[[2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw|59.59 m]]<ref>{{cite web |title=WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY |website=wjah.co.uk |url=http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WJC/WJC2000.html#21090 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023141909/http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WJC/WJC2000.html |archivedate=2011-10-23}}</ref>
|-
|2001
|[[2001 European Athletics U23 Championships|European U23 Championships]]
|[[Amsterdam, Netherlands]]
|5th
|[[2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's hammer throw|63.51 m]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Hammer WOMEN Final 13/07/01 |website=eaa-athletics.ch |url=http://www.eaa-athletics.ch/ech-u23-2001/results/WT4MXXH101.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041105220808/http://www.eaa-athletics.ch/ech-u23-2001/results/WT4MXXH101.htm |archivedate=2004-11-05}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2002
|2002
|[[2002 European Championships in Athletics - Women's Hammer|European Championships]]
|[[2002 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]]
|[[Munich, Germany]]
|[[Munich, Germany]]
|25th
|25th (q)
|[[2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw|60.67 m]]
|60.67 m
|-
|2003
|[[2003 European Athletics U23 Championships|European U23 Championships]]
|[[Bydgoszcz]], [[Poland]]
|6th
|[[2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's hammer throw|64.44 m]]
|-
|-
|2006
|2006
|[[2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw|European Championships]]
|[[2006 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Gothenburg, Sweden]]
|[[Gothenburg, Sweden]]
|31st
|31st (q)
|[[2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw|60.86 m]]
|60.86 m
|-
|-
|2007
|2007
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw|World Championships]]
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Osaka, Japan]]
|[[Osaka, Japan]]
|16th
|16th (q)
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw|67.87 m]]
|67.87 m
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2008
|rowspan=2|2008
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|67.43 m
|67.43 m
|-
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's hammer throw|Olympic Games]]
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Beijing]], [[PR China]]
|[[Beijing, China]]
|30th
|30th (q)
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's hammer throw|66.29 m]]
|66.29 m
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|2009
|rowspan=3|2009
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|66.91 m
|66.91 m
|-
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2009 Summer Universiade|Summer Universiade]]
|[[Athletics at the 2009 Summer Universiade|Universiade]]
|[[Belgrade, Serbia]]
|[[Belgrade, Serbia]]
|4th
|4th
|69.56 m
|69.56 m
|-
|-
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw|World Championships]]
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Berlin, Germany]]
|[[Berlin, Germany]]
|20th
|20th (q)
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw|68.34 m]]
|68.34 m
|-
|2010
|[[2010 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Barcelona, Spain]]
|8th
|[[2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw|68.21 m]]
|-
|2011
|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Daegu, South Korea]]
|24th (q)
|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw|65.64 m]]
|-
|2012
|[[2012 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Helsinki, Finland]]
|19th (q)
|[[2012 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw|64.03 m]]
|-
|2014
|[[2014 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Zürich, Switzerland]]
|18th (q)
|[[2014 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw|63.71 m]]
|-
|2016
|[[2016 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Amsterdam, Netherlands]]
|13th (q)
|[[2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw|67.78 m]]
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/merja-korpela-1.html sports-reference]

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==External links==
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* {{SR/Olympics profile|ko/merja-korpela-1}}
* {{World Athletics}}

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[[Category:1981 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Finnish hammer throwers]]
[[Category:People from Soini]]
[[Category:Athletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Finnish female hammer throwers]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes of Finland]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Finland]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Finland]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from South Ostrobothnia]]


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Latest revision as of 14:22, 8 September 2024

Merja Korpela
Korpela in Kalevan kisat 2008
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born (1981-05-15) May 15, 1981 (age 43)
Soini, Finland
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHammer
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals30th (2008)
Personal best69.56 m
Updated on 20 August 2016

Merja Tuulikki Korpela (born 15 May 1981 in Soini) is a female hammer thrower from Finland. Her personal best throw is 69.56 metres, achieved in July 2009 in Belgrade.

She finished fourth at the 2000 World Junior Championships. She also competed at the 2002 European Championships, the 2006 European Championships and the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Finland
1998 World Junior Championships Annecy, France 26th (q) 49.34 m
1999 European Junior Championships Riga, Latvia 3rd 59.51 m
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 4th 59.59 m[1]
2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 5th 63.51 m[2]
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 25th (q) 60.67 m
2003 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 6th 64.44 m
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 31st (q) 60.86 m
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 16th (q) 67.87 m
2008 Finnish Championships Tampere, Finland 1st 67.43 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China 30th (q) 66.29 m
2009 Finnish Championships Espoo, Finland 1st 66.91 m
Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 4th 69.56 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 20th (q) 68.34 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 8th 68.21 m
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 24th (q) 65.64 m
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 19th (q) 64.03 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 18th (q) 63.71 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 13th (q) 67.78 m

References

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  1. ^ "WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY". wjah.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-10-23.
  2. ^ "Hammer WOMEN Final 13/07/01". eaa-athletics.ch. Archived from the original on 2004-11-05.
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