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| Mikko Latvala | |
| Fullname: | Mikko Tapio Latvala |
| Birth Date: | 8 July 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Vaasa, Finland |
| Weight: | 820NaN0 |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Pole vault |
| Club: | Haapajärven Kiilat (FIN) |
| Coach: | Toni Latvala |
| Pb: | Pole vault: 5.66 m (2001) |
Mikko Tapio Latvala (born 8 July 1980 in Vaasa) is a Finnish pole vaulter.[1] He won a silver medal for his category at the 2001 European Athletics Under-23 Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with his best possible height of 5.50 metres. In 2007, Latvala suffered from multiple serious injuries, including a torn chest muscle as a result of a weightlifting accident in South Africa.[2]
Latvala qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by successfully clearing a B-standard height of 5.63 metres from the Finnish Elite Games series in Lapua.[2] He placed twenty-second in the first round of men's pole vault, with a best possible height of 5.45 metres, tying his overall position with Ukraine's Oleksandr Korchmid.[3]
Latvala is also a full-time member of Haapajärven Kiilat, a local track and field club in Haapajärvi, and is coached and trained by his brother Toni.