Lena Spoof Explained

Lena Spoof
Birth Date:20 August 1961
Birth Place:Vaasa Finland
Nationality:Finnish
Occupation:archeologist, hurdler
Years Active:1978-present

Lena Spoof (born August 20, 1961[1] in Vaasa) is a Finnish athlete, who won the national championship in the 100-meter hurdles four times, the national indoor master's event in the 60-meter hurdles four times and is now an archaeologist doing the first urban dig in Finland.

At the age of 17, she won the 1979 European Athletics Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz with a record of 13.24 s. The result was her personal best Spoof won the 100 meters hurdles in the Finnish championship four times, in 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1982.[2] She also won the 60 meters hurdles in the Indoor Finnish Masters four times, in 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1983.[3]

By training, Spoof is an archaeologist and was the first to evaluate an urban area in Finland at the archaeological site at Old Vaasa.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lena Spoof. International Association of Athletics Federations. International Association of Athletics Federations. 14 July 2015.
  2. Web site: The Finnish Championships ("Kalevan Kisat"). GBR Athletics. GBR Athletics. 14 July 2015.
  3. Web site: Suomen Urheiluliiton Sisäratojen Suomen mestarit kautta aikojen, mn ja ek. Jyväskylän Kenttäurheilijat. Jyväskylän Kenttäurheilijat. 14 July 2015.
  4. Web site: Vaasa- ja suurvalta-ajan kaupunkiarkeologinen. NBA Finland. Finnish National Board of Antiquities. 14 July 2015. Finland. 30. Finnish. 2007.