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| event = 800m
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| pb = '''800m:''' 2:01.12 (Tampere, 2023)
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'''Veera Mattila''' (born 21 Janaury 2003) is a [[track and field]] athlete from Finland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/finland/veera-mattila-14810508|website=World Athletics|title=Veera Mattila|accessdate=13 July 2023}}</ref>
'''Veera Mattila''' (born 21 January 2003) is a [[track and field]] athlete from Finland. In 2023, she became the national indoor champion over 800 metres.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/finland/veera-mattila-14810508|website=World Athletics|title=Veera Mattila|accessdate=13 July 2023}}</ref>

==Early life==
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From Kiikoinen, she attended High School in [[Pori]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.satakunnankansa.fi/urheilu/art-2000008929968.html|website=satakunnankansa.fi|accessdate=13 July 2023|title= Veera Mattila, 19, who studied as a high school student in Pori, broke the youth WC threshold and may soon make history in Colombia|date=6 July 2022|first=Hanna|last=Pihlajamäki|first2=Eetu|last2=Lehtinen
}}</ref> She then studied biology at the [[University of Turku]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/yleisurheilu/a/29ad7597-f6b3-4cf9-afb1-110e543e4528|website=Iltalehti.fi|accessdate=15 July 2023|title= Completely out of the box! Veera Mattila, 20, teases the EC sensation: "I didn't even dream"|date=14 July 2023}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
She was part of a Finnish 4x400m relay team that set a new national U20 record at the [[2022 World Athletics U20 Championships]] in [[Cali]], Colombia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dealmakerz.co.uk/great-migration-effort-finland-finishes-fourth-in-fifa-world-cup-final-after-new-national-record-sport-svenska-yle-fi/|website=Dealmakerz.co.uk|accessdate=13 July 2023|title=Great migration effort! Finland finishes fourth in FIFA World Cup final after new national record }}</ref> Individually at that championships she competed in the 800 metres and qualified from the heats for the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tyrvaansanomat.fi/urheilu/art-2000008982076.html |website=tyrvaansanomat.fr|access-date=13 July 2023|title= Veera Mattila interrupted her semi-final run at the Junior World Championships|first=Mika|last=Lampi|date=3 August 2022}}</ref> In August 2022, she was selected for the Finnish team at the [[2022 European Athletics Championships]] held in [[Munich]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tyrvaansanomat.fi/urheilu/art-2000008992639.html|website=tyrvaansanomat.fi|accessdate=13 July 2023|title= Veera Mattila from Kiikois makes history: she was selected for the adult European Championships in Munich}}</ref>
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From [[Kiiko]], she studied in [[Pori]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.satakunnankansa.fi/urheilu/art-2000008929968.html|website=satakunmankasa.fi|accessdate=13 July 2023|title= Veera Mattila, 19, who studied as a high school student in Pori, broke the youth WC threshold and may soon make history in Colombia|date=6 July 2022|first=Hanna|last=Pihlajamäki|first2=Eetu|last2=Lehtinen

}}</ref> She was part of a Finnish 4x400m relay team that set a new national record at the [[2022 World Athletics U20 Championships]] in [[Cali]], Columbia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dealmakerz.co.uk/great-migration-effort-finland-finishes-fourth-in-fifa-world-cup-final-after-new-national-record-sport-svenska-yle-fi/|website=Dealmakerz.co.uk|accessdate=13 July 2023|title=Great migration effort! Finland finishes fourth in FIFA World Cup final after new national record }}</ref>
In February 2023, she became the Finnish national indoor champion over 800m, in [[Helsinki]]. She ran a new personal best time of 2:08.01. At the same competition she also ran in the 400m and set a new personal best of 54.85, finishing fifth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://alueviesti.fi/2023/02/20/veera-mattila-juoksi-800-metrin-suomen-mestaruuden-hallikilpailuissa/|website=alueviesti.fi|title= Veera Mattila ran 800 meters in the Finnish championship indoor competitions|date=20 February 2023}}</ref>

In July 2023, she competed in the [[2023 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 800 metres]] and won the silver medal in a new personal best time of 2:03.14.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.is.fi/yleisurheilu/art-2000009721439.html|website=is.fi|accessdate=15 July 2023|date=14 July 2023|title= Veera Mattila, who won European Championship silver with a sensational run, talks about decisive moments - "Because of that"}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tyrvaansanomat.fi/urheilu/art-2000009716878.html| website=tyrvaansanomat.fi|accessdate=13 July 2023|title= Veera Mattila fought for the final place in the 800 meters at the European Youth Championships|first=Mika|last=Lampi|date=13 July 2023}}</ref> Although, she was initially mistakenly given the bronze medal on the podium.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/yleisurheilu/a/bec95264-780e-4da6-a877-79cf2e7ae573|website=Iltalehti.fi|accessdate=15 July 2023|date=14 July 2023|title= Scandal at the European Championships! Veera Mattila got the wrong medal}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 20:02, 10 September 2024

Veera Mattila
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born (2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 21)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event800m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800m: 2:01.12 (Tampere, 2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Finland
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Espoo 800m

Veera Mattila (born 21 January 2003) is a track and field athlete from Finland. In 2023, she became the national indoor champion over 800 metres.[1]

Early life

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From Kiikoinen, she attended High School in Pori.[2] She then studied biology at the University of Turku.[3]

Career

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She was part of a Finnish 4x400m relay team that set a new national U20 record at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[4] Individually at that championships she competed in the 800 metres and qualified from the heats for the semi-finals.[5] In August 2022, she was selected for the Finnish team at the 2022 European Athletics Championships held in Munich.[6]

In February 2023, she became the Finnish national indoor champion over 800m, in Helsinki. She ran a new personal best time of 2:08.01. At the same competition she also ran in the 400m and set a new personal best of 54.85, finishing fifth.[7]

In July 2023, she competed in the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 800 metres and won the silver medal in a new personal best time of 2:03.14.[8][9] Although, she was initially mistakenly given the bronze medal on the podium.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Veera Mattila". World Athletics. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  2. ^ Pihlajamäki, Hanna; Lehtinen, Eetu (6 July 2022). "Veera Mattila, 19, who studied as a high school student in Pori, broke the youth WC threshold and may soon make history in Colombia". satakunnankansa.fi. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Completely out of the box! Veera Mattila, 20, teases the EC sensation: "I didn't even dream"". Iltalehti.fi. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Great migration effort! Finland finishes fourth in FIFA World Cup final after new national record". Dealmakerz.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  5. ^ Lampi, Mika (3 August 2022). "Veera Mattila interrupted her semi-final run at the Junior World Championships". tyrvaansanomat.fr. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Veera Mattila from Kiikois makes history: she was selected for the adult European Championships in Munich". tyrvaansanomat.fi. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Veera Mattila ran 800 meters in the Finnish championship indoor competitions". alueviesti.fi. 20 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Veera Mattila, who won European Championship silver with a sensational run, talks about decisive moments - "Because of that"". is.fi. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  9. ^ Lampi, Mika (13 July 2023). "Veera Mattila fought for the final place in the 800 meters at the European Youth Championships". tyrvaansanomat.fi. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Scandal at the European Championships! Veera Mattila got the wrong medal". Iltalehti.fi. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.


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