Alisa Vainio Explained

Alisa Vainio
Fullname:Alisa Pauliina Vainio
Nationality:Finnish
Birth Date:16 November 1997
Birth Place:Lappeenranta, Finland
Sport:Athletics
Event:Long-distance running
Club:Lappeenrannan Urheilu-Miehet
Coach:Jarmo Viskari

Alisa Pauliina Vainio (born 16 November 1997) is a Finnish long-distance runner. She won bronze at the 2015 European Athletics Junior Championships in 3,000m steeplechase.[1] She has two Finnish championships from 10,000m (2015 and 2018) and one from the marathon (2018). Vainio also has two world championship bronze-medals from Bandy (Irkutsk 2012 and Lappeenranta 2014).[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: European Athletics Junior Championships: Results. European Athletics. 22 June 2019.
  2. News: Alisa Vainio voitti 15-vuotiaana jääpallon MM-pronssia ja halusi jääkiekkoilijaksi – on suomalaisen yleisurheilun onni, että poikkeuksellinen superlahjakkuus valitsi kestävyysjuoksun: "Kovin moni Suomessa ei harjoittele enempää kuin Alisa" . 21 June 2019 . yle.fi . 30 September 2018 . fi.