Elmo Savola Explained

Elmo Savola
Birth Date:	10 March 1995
Birth Place:	Lappajärvi, Finland
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Decathlon
Club:	Lappajärven Veikot
Coach:	Raine Savola

Elmo Savola (born 10 March 1995) is a Finnish athlete competing in the combined events. He won a bronze medal in the decathlon at the 2017 European U23 Championships.

International competitions

Representing
2013	European Junior Championships	Rieti, Italy	–	Decathlon (junior)	DNF
2014	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	17th	Decathlon (junior)	7278 pts
2015	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	7th	Decathlon	7743 pts
2017	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	3rd	Decathlon	7956 pts
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	15th	Decathlon	7655 pts

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.83 (+1.3 m/s, Götzis 2016)
• 400 metres – 48.84 (Kuortane 2017)
• 1500 metres – 4:39.50 (Bydgoszcz 2017)
• 110 metres hurdles – 14.21 (+1.7 m/s, Bydgoszcz 2017)
• High jump – 1.99 (Pori 2015)
• Pole vault – 4.80 (Berlin 2018)
• Long jump – 7.29 (-0.6 m/s, Bydgoszcz 2017)
• Shot put – 14.01 (Jyväskylä 2018)
• Discus throw – 43.65 (Götzis 2016)
• Javelin throw – 63.28 (Oulu 2016)
• Decathlon – 7956 (Bydgoszcz 2017)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 7.07 (Kuortane 2018)
• 1000 metres – 2:50.93 (Jyväskylä 2018)
• 60 metres hurdles – 8.13 (Tampere 2016)
• High jump – 2.02 (Kuortane 2016)
• Pole vault – 4.67 (Tallinn 2017)
• Long jump – 7.07 (Jyväskylä 2018)
• Shot put – 14.08 (Jyväskylä 2018)
• Heptathlon – 5639 (Jyväskylä 2018)