Elina Lampela Explained

Elina Lampela
Nationality:Finnish
Sport:Track and Field
Event:Pole vault
Birth Date:18 February 1998
Birth Place:Irving, Texas, United States
Pb:Pole vault

4.63m (Täby, 2024)

Elina Lampela (born 18 February 1998) is a Finnish athlete who competes in the pole vault.

Career

In July 2021 Lampela was confirmed as part of the Finnish team for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[1]

In 2022 Lampela took part in the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon and the European Championships in Munich.[2] She qualified for the final in Munich and finished eleventh overall.[3]

Lampela competed at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[4] She competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[5]

She was named in the Finnish team for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome and placed in a share for fourth place overall with a height of 4.58 metres.[6] [7]

Personal life

Lampela moved from Oulu in northern Finland to Helsinki in 2018 and lives in Viikki.[8] Lampela is studying molecular bioscience at the University of Helsinki.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics LAMPELA Elina - Tokyo 2020 Olympics. 2021-07-20. 2021-07-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20210720000729/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1382292-lampela-elina.htm. dead.
  2. Web site: Elina Lampela reaches for heights in Wilma Murro's wake - the mysterious problem required outside help: "That's why the results plummeted". February 15, 2023. mtuutiset.fi. March 3, 2023.
  3. Web site: Women's Pole Vault Final Results: European Athletics Championships Munich 2022. Watch Athletics. August 17, 2022. March 3, 2023.
  4. Web site: Wilma Murto advanced to the final of the pole vault at EC-Istanbul, Viivi Lehikoinen to the semi-finals of the 400 meters - Elina Lampela and Kristian Pulli were eliminated from the continuation . March 3, 2023. March 3, 2023. Lapinkasa.fi.
  5. Web site: Women's Pole Vault Results: World Athletics Championships 2023. 23 August 2023. Watch Athletics.
  6. Web site: Tässä on Suomen 67 urheilijan joukkue Rooman EM-kisoihin – Wilma Murto ansaitsi Suomelle yllätyspaikan. Finnish. Helsingin Sanomat. 30 May 2024. 3 June 2024.
  7. Web site: Record-Breaking Performances Shine on Day 4 of European Athletics Championships in Rome. Watch Athletics . 11 June 2024. 11 June 2024.
  8. Web site: Harjumaa. Jarkko. Vielä viime kesänä Oulun Pyrinnön Elina Lampela itki harjoituksissa ja mietti lopettamista, nyt rakkaus hyppäämiseen roihuaa jälleen – "Olen oppinut arvostamaan nykyhetkeä, kun muistelen aikaisempia vaikeuksiani". live. Kaleva. https://web.archive.org/web/20200921162931/https://www.kaleva.fi/viela-viime-kesana-oulun-pyrinnon-elina-lampela-it/2661203 . 2020-09-21 .
  9. Web site: Silvennoinen. Santtu. Suomen yleisurheiluväki villiintyi 16-vuotiaasta Elinasta – sitten tapahtui jotain selittämätöntä: "Ei ole yhtään itseluottamusta". live. Iltalehti. https://web.archive.org/web/20190814185239/https://www.iltalehti.fi/yleisurheilu/a/8d900fe0-5ed7-4de1-a230-23cf2f866881 . 2019-08-14 .