Osku Torro (born 21 August 1979) is a
Finnish
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high jumper.
He was born in
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä () is a city and municipality in Finland in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland. It is located about 150 km north-east from Tampere, the third largest city in Finland; and about 270 km north from Helsinki, the capital of ...
. He competed at the
2006 European Championships, the
2007 European Indoor Championships, the
2010 World Indoor Championships and the
2010 European Championships without reaching the final.
His personal best jump was 2.27 metres, achieved in August 2007 in
Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta (; sv, Villmanstrand) is a city and municipality in the region of South Karelia, about from the Russian border and from the town of Vyborg (''Viipuri''). It is situated on the shore of the Lake Saimaa in southeastern Finland, and ...
and also in July 2008 in
Tampere
Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ...
. He has 2.33 metres on the indoor track, achieved in February 2011 in
Tampere
Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ...
.
[ This is a Finnish indoor record.]
Competition record
References
1979 births
Living people
Finnish male high jumpers
Sportspeople from Jyväskylä
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Finland
Competitors at the 2005 Summer Universiade
Competitors at the 2007 Summer Universiade
21st-century Finnish people
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