Elmo Lakka

Elmo Lakka
	Elmo Lakka in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Elmo Johannes Hannunpoika Lakka
Born	10 April 1993 (age 31); Elimäki, Finland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	110 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles
Club	Jyväskylän Kenttäurheilijat
Coached by	Antti Haapakoski

Elmo Johannes Hannunpoika Lakka (born 10 April 1993 in Elimäki) is a Finnish athlete specialising in the high hurdles.^[1] He represented his country at two outdoor and one indoor European Championships without qualifying for the final.

His personal bests are 13.59 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+1.2 m/s, Kuortane 2019^[2]) and 7.67 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Kuopio 2019).

On 2 June 2021, he ran 13.31 (-0.3) at Harjun stadion, in Jyväskylä, beating the National record.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Finland
2011	European Junior Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	18th (sf)	110 m hurdles (99 cm)	14.44
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	12th (sf)	110 m hurdles (99 cm)	13.74
2015	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	6th	110 m hurdles	14.03
2015	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	–	4 × 100 m relay	DNF
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	21st (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.87
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	14th (h)	60 m hurdles	7.78
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	17th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.60
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	8th	60 m hurdles	7.74
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	28th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.73
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	9th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.71
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	20th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.67
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	35th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.91
2022	European Championships	Munich, Germany	9th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.78
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	14th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.83
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	31st (h)	110 m hurdles	13.69
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	19th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.70
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	22nd (h)	110 m hurdles	14.10
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	17th (rep)	110 m hurdles	13.75

References

^ Elmo Lakka at World Athletics
^ "Kuortane Games 22.6.2019 - M 110 m aj 1. juoksu". live.time4results.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.

External links

Official website
Elmo Lakka at Olympedia
Elmo Lakka at Olympics.com
Elmo Lakka at Olympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish)

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[1] Elmo Lakka at World Athletics

[2] "Kuortane Games 22.6.2019 - M 110 m aj 1. juoksu". live.time4results.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.

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