Elmo Johannes Hannunpoika Lakka (born 10 April 1993 in
Elimäki
Elimäki (Swedish: ''Elimä'') is a former municipality of Finland.
It was located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the region of Kymenlaakso. The municipality had a population of 8,199 and covered an area of 391.74 km² ...
) is a
Finnish athlete specialising in the
high hurdles
Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...
. 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
The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hur ...
(+1.2 m/s, Kuortane 2019
) and 7.67 seconds in the
60 metres hurdles
60 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling which is generally run in indoor competitions. It is equivalent with the first 5 hurdles of a standard outdoor hurdle race. The current women's and men's world records are 7.68 seconds ( Susanna K ...
(Kuopio 2019).
On 2 June 2021, he ran 13.31 (-0.3) at Harjun stadion, in
Jyväskylä, beating the National record.
International competitions
References
External links
Official page
1993 births
Living people
Finnish male hurdlers
People from Elimäki
Sportspeople from Kouvola
Finnish Athletics Championships winners
World Athletics Championships athletes for Finland
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Finland
European Games competitors for Finland
Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games
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