Eveliina Määttänen Explained

Eveliina Määttänen
Nationality:Finnish
Sport:Athletics
Event:800 metres
Birth Date:1 September 1995
Pb:800m: 1:59.81 (Budapest 2023)

Eveliina Määttänen (born 1 September 1995) is a track and field athlete from Finland who competes over 800 metres.[1]

Career

Määttänen participated in the 800 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[2] In the same year she also competed in the 800 metres at the European Athletics Championships in Munich.[3]

In 2023, she participated in the World Championships in Budapest, and qualified from the heats for the semi-final of the 800 metres in a time of 2:00.41.[4]

She competed for Finland at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres in Glasgow.[5] She finished third in the 800 metres at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm on 2 June 2024.[6]

She was named in the Finnish team for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[7]

Personal life

From Kerava, she graduated as a pharmacist in 2019 and works in a pharmacy in addition to sports. She is married to Slovenian athlete Jan Petrac. Her brother, Jaakko Määttänen, is also an international athlete. He has represented Finland as a race walker.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: E.Maattanen. 22 August 2023. World Athletics.
  2. Web site: Eveliina Määttänen had a tough ride in the heats. ess.fi. 23 August 2023. Pasi. Rein. 22 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Espoo's Tapioen athletes get into real action at the European Championships - this is how Eveliina and Jaakko Määttänen set their goals. Lansivayla.fi. 23 August 2023. Monstovic. Robert. 18 August 2022.
  4. Web site: Women's 800m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023. 23 August 2023. 23 August 2023. World Athletics.
  5. Web site: Women's 800m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024. Watch Athletics. 1 March 2024.
  6. Web site: 2024 Stockholm Diamond League Results – 2024 Bauhaus Galan Results. Letsrun. 3 June 2024. Robert. Johnson. June 2, 2024.
  7. 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.
  8. Web site: The pharmacist from Kerava completely rose to the World Championships - Eveliina Määttänen, 26, improved her record in half a year by an amazing 11 seconds. yle.fi. 23 August 2023. Petri. Hanninen. 21 July 2022.
  9. Web site: With the strength of 68 athletes – This is the Finnish team at the European Athletics Championships. Seiska.fi. 23 August 2023. 15 August 2022.

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