Jussi Heikkilä Explained

Jussi Sakari Heikkilä (born 21 March 1983) is a Finnish 400 metre hurdler. His personal best is 49.39 seconds, achieved in May 2008 in Tallahassee, Florida.[1]

He competed at the European Championships in 2002 and at the World Championships in 2009 without reaching the final.

Heikkilä was born in Forssa. He has studied in the United States for a long time and he was fourth at the NCAA Championships in 2008.[2]

Competition record

Representing
2002World Junior ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica6th400 m hurdles51.35
European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany28th (h)400 m hurdles51.47
2003European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland21st (h)400 m hurdles52.45
2005European U23 ChampionshipsErfurt, Germany4th400 m hurdles50.39
UniversiadeIzmir, Turkey15th (h)400 m hurdles51.62
2007UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand12th (sf)400 m hurdles51.04
2009European Indoor ChampionshipsTurin, Italy16th (h)400 m47.53
UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia6th400 m hurdles50.19
World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany25th (h)400 m hurdles51.42
2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain23rd (h)400 m hurdles52.46
2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland35th (h)400 m hurdles52.95

References

  1. http://www.yle.fi/urheilu/lajit/yleisurheilu/2008/06/heikkila_rikkoi_400_metrin_aitajuoksun_olympiarajan_109332.html
  2. http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/mmyleisurheilu/uutiset.shtml/arkistot/mmyleisurheilu/2008/06/661314