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Wilma Murto
Wilma Murto at the 2022 Finnish Athletics Championships in Joensuu, Finland.
Personal information
Birth nameWilma Anna Helena Murto
Born (1998-06-11) June 11, 1998 (age 26)
Kuusjoki, Finland
Sport
Country Finland
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
Coached byJarno Koivunen[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best4.85 m
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Finland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Athletics Championships 1 0 0
World Junior Championships 0 0 1
European U20 Championships 0 0 1
Total 1 0 2
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich Pole vault
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bydgoszcz Pole vault
European U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Grosseto Pole vault
Updated on 31 January 2016

Wilma Anna Helena Murto (born 11 June 1998 Kuusjoki) is a Finnish pole vaulter. She won the gold medal at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich with a jump of 4.85 m (15 ft 10+3⁄4 in)[2], equalling the European championships record previously set by defending champion Katerina Stefanidi and setting a new Finnish record.[3]

Murto made her international debut at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics at the age of sixteen. On 27 December 2015 she cleared a new best of 4.45 m (14 ft 7 in), which represented a European youth best (under-18s).[4] On 31 January 2016 Murto set a new indoor world junior record (under-20s) in Zweibrücken, where she jumped 4.71 m (15 ft 5+1⁄4 in).[5] The result was also a new Finnish record, beating Minna Nikkanen's previous record by 11 centimetres (4.3 in).[6]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 25th (q) 3.75 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 7th 4.45 m
World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd 4.40 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 24th (q) 4.30 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 8th 4.40 m
European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 3rd 4.15 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 17th (q) 4.35 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 18th (q) 4.10 m
European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 5th 4.20 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 22nd (q) 4.35 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 6th 4.55 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 5th 4.50 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, Oregon 6th 4.60 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 1st 4.85 m

References

  1. ^ "Wilma Murto". Wilma Murto (in Finnish). Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  2. ^ Wilma Murto at World Athletics
  3. ^ https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/08/18/finnish-youngster-wilma-murto-denies-two-time-defending-champ-stefanidis-triple-in-european-champs/
  4. ^ "Murto breaks European youth mark". EA. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  5. ^ Knuuttila, Mikko (31 January 2016). "Video: Maailmanennätys Suomeen! Wilma Murto paransi ME:tä kahdesti Saksassa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Helsinki: Sanoma Media Finland Oy. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  6. ^ Mills, Steven (31 January 2016). "Murto clears world junior pole vault record of 4.71 m in Zweibrucken". International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
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