Emilija Manninen (born 22 January 1981) is an Estonian female hurdler. She has represented Estonia at the

Deaflympics The Deaflympics also known as Deaflympiad (previously called World Games for the Deaf, and International Games for the Deaf) are a periodic series of multi-sport events sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at which Deaf athlet ...

in 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009 and 2013. Emilija won her first Deaflympic medal, which was a bronze medal at the

2001 Summer Deaflympics The 2001 Summer Deaflympics ( it, Olimpiadi estive 2001 per non udenti), officially known as the 19th Summer Deaflympics ( it, 19° Olimpiadi estive per sordi), is an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from July 16 to August 1, 20 ...

in the women's 400m hurdles. She also claimed a silver medal in the 400m hurdles during the 2009 Summer Deaflympics, which was her second medal in the women's 400m hurdles. Emilija Manninen set a new Deaflympic record for the women's 400m hurdles with a record time of 1:01.62 during the

2013 Summer Deaflympics The 2013 Summer Deaflympics ( bg, 2013 летни дефлимпийски игри), officially known as the 22nd Summer Deaflympics ( bg, 22-ра лятна глуха олимпиада), was an international multi-sport event that took place ...

after earning a gold medal in the particular event.

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1981 births Living people Estonian female hurdlers Estonian female sprinters Deaf competitors in athletics Deaflympic athletes (track and field) Estonian deaf people {{Estonia-athletics-bio-stub