Salla Sipponen | |
Fullname: | Salla Maaria Sipponen |
Birth Date: | 13 March 1995 |
Birth Place: | Keuruu, Finland |
Height: | 1.80 m |
Weight: | 73 kg |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Discus throw |
Club: | Keuruun Kisailijat |
Coach: | Jukka Vilkkilä |
Education: | Savonia University of Applied Sciences[1] |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Salla Maaria Sipponen (born 13 March 1995 in Keuruu) is a Finnish athlete specialising in the discus throw. She finished fifth at the 2017 European U23 Championships. In addition she represented her country at two senior European Championships without qualifying for the final.
Her personal best in the event is 58.36 metres set in Lapinlahti in 2018.
Representing | ||||||
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2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 13th (q) | Discus throw | 46.40 m | |
2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 10th | Discus throw | 51.10 m | |
2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 17th (q) | Discus throw | 49.38 m | |
2016 | European Throwing Cup (U23) | Arad, Romania | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Discus throw | 53.15 m |
European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 19th (q) | Discus throw | 54.95 m | ||
2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 5th | Discus throw | 54.83 m | |
Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 8th | Discus throw | 53.13 m | ||
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 21st (q) | Discus throw | 54.00 m | |
2019 | Universiade | Naples, Italy | 14th (q) | Discus throw | 51.23 m | |
2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 26th (q) | Discus throw | 57.16 m | |
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 17th (q) | Discus throw | 56.47 m | ||
2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 31st (q) | Discus throw | 54.72 m | |
2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 25th (q) | Discus throw | 54.92 m |