Matti Mononen (born November 25, 1983, in Rautjärvi) is a Finnish

pole vaulter Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the My ...

. He finished fourth at the

2006 European Athletics Championships The 19th European Athletics Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, between 7 August and 13 August 2006. The competition arena was the Ullevi Stadium and the official motto "Catch the Spirit". Gothenburg also hosted the 1995 World Champions ...

Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...

. He also competed in the

2004 Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, but failed to qualify from his pool, despite equalling his personal best vault of 5.65 metres. Currently his personal best is 5.70 metres, achieved in July 2005 in Lappeenranta. The Finnish record currently belongs to

Jani Lehtonen Jani Valdemar Lehtonen (11 August 1968, in Mäntsälä – 22 December 2008, in Tampere) was a Finnish pole vaulter. He finished eleventh at the 1990 European Championships, eighth at the 1992 European Indoor Championships and fifth at the 1993 ...

with 5.82 metres.Finnish athletics records

References

* 1983 births Living people People from Rautjärvi Finnish male pole vaulters Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland Sportspeople from South Karelia Finnish Athletics Championships winners {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub