Johanna Katriina Manninen (born 4 April 1980) is a

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former athlete specializing in

sprinting Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an op ...

events. She won two gold medals at the 2007 Summer Universiade, in addition to several medals in younger age categories.

Biography

She competed at 3 Olympic Games,

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

and 2004 Summer Olympics.

Achievements

Personal bests

Outdoor *

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

– 11.27 (+1.2 m/s) (Vaasa 2007) *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

– 22.93 (-0.7 m/s) (Edmonton 2001) * 400 metres – 54.86 (Bratislava 2002) Indoor *

50 metres 50 metres, or 50-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a relatively uncommon non-championship event for indoor track and field, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor athletics competitions it is ...

– 6.32 (Liévin 2003) *

60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior ath ...

– 7.22 (Stuttgart 2003) *

– 23.28 (Liévin 2003)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Manninen, Johanna 1980 births Living people Finnish female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from Seinäjoki FISU World University Games gold medalists for Finland Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade Olympic female sprinters Finnish Athletics Championships winners