Salla Sipponen Explained

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]
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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.

International competitions

Representing
2013European Junior ChampionshipsRieti, Italy13th (q)Discus throw46.40 m
2014World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, United States10thDiscus throw51.10 m
2015European U23 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia17th (q)Discus throw49.38 m
2016European Throwing Cup (U23)Arad, Romaniabgcolor=silver2ndDiscus throw53.15 m
European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands19th (q)Discus throw54.95 m
2017European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland5thDiscus throw54.83 m
UniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan8thDiscus throw53.13 m
2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany21st (q)Discus throw54.00 m
2019UniversiadeNaples, Italy14th (q)Discus throw51.23 m
2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States26th (q)Discus throw57.16 m
European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany17th (q)Discus throw56.47 m
2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary31st (q)Discus throw54.72 m
2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy25th (q)Discus throw54.92 m

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017 Universiade bio. 8 October 2018.