Mika Petteri Polku (born 19 July 1975 in Virrat) is a Finnish

high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

er. He was born in Virrat and represents the club Virtain Urheilijat. He won the bronze medal at the 1994 World Junior Championships and finished eighth at the 1996 European Indoor Championships. He competed at the

2000 Olympic Games 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 1 ...

and the 2001 World Championships without reaching the final. He became Finnish champion in 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2003, and Finnish indoor champion in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2002. His personal best jump is 2.31 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Vitasaari. This is a tied Finnish record.

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1975 births Living people People from Virrat Finnish male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland Sportspeople from Pirkanmaa Finnish Athletics Championships winners {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub