Ella Junnila

Ella Junnila (born 6 December 1998)[1] is a Finnish high jumper, who represents Tampereen Pyrintö. She has previously represented Janakkalan Jana and Vammalan seudun Voima. She represented Finland in 2018 European Athletics Championships in high jump and finished 17th with a result of 186 cm.[2] She won a bronze medal at the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships with a result of 192 cm.[3]

Ella Junnila
Ella Junnila at the 2018 Finnish Championships in Athletics
Personal information
Born (1998-12-06) December 6, 1998
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country Finland
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • High jump: 195 cm NR (2019)
  • Long jump: 5.60 m (2018)

Junnila set a new Finnish record, 194 cm, on 11 June 2019 in Turku at the Paavo Nurmi Games.[4] This earned her a place in the 2019 World Championships in Athletics for high jump. She improved the record by jumping 195 cm on 3 July 2019 in Tampere.[5]

Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Finland in high jump
2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 20th (q) 1.77 cm
2019 European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 3rd 1.92 cm
World Championships Doha, Qatar 28th (q) 1.80 m

Personal life

Her mother, retired long jumper Ringa Ropo-Junnila, represented Finland at the 1992 Summer Olympics in addition to winning eight national championships and holding the current national record.[6]

References
  1. Kares, Yrjö (28 August 2018). "Ringa Ropo on Ella Junnilalle ensisijaisesti äiti ja henkinen tuki – "En tarvitse neuvojasi", sanoi tytär ensin ja kelpuutti vinkit vasta teininä". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. "Qualification results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  3. "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  4. "Paavo Nurmi Games 11.6.2019 Turku, Finland – LIVE-results – W High jump National". time4results.com. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  5. "Motonet GP Tampere 3.7.2019". Tilastopaja.eu. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  6. Hakanen, Jarmo (13 June 2018). "Ringa Ropon tytär Ella Junnila on Suomen kärkihyppääjiä yleisurheilussa – enää sentin päässä äitinsä ennätyksestä: "Toivottavasti tilanne kääntyy pian"". Aamulehti. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
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