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Ella Junnila

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Ella Junnila
Ella Junnila at the 2018 Finnish Championships in Athletics
Personal information
Born (1998-12-06) December 6, 1998 (age 25)
Espoo, Finland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country Finland
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • High jump outdoor: 1.97 m NR (2024)
  • High jump indoor: 1.96 m (2021)
  • Long jump: 5.60 m (2018)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Finland
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Toruń High jump
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gävle High jump

Ella Juulia Junnila (born 6 December 1998)[1] is a Finnish high jumper, who represents Tampereen Pyrintö. She has previously represented Janakkalan Jana and Vammalan seudun Voima. She represented Finland in 2018 European Athletics Championships in high jump and finished 17th with a result of 186 cm.[2] She won a bronze medal at the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships with a result of 192 cm.[3]

Junnila set a new Finnish record, 194 cm, on 11 June 2019 in Turku at the Paavo Nurmi Games.[4] This earned her a place in the 2019 World Championships in Athletics for high jump. She improved the record by jumping 195 cm on 3 July 2019 in Tampere.[5]

She qualified to represent Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, setting a new national record of 197cm in the process .[6][7]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Finland in high jump
2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 20th (q) 1.77 m
2019 European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1.92 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 28th (q) 1.80 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1.96 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 22nd (q) 1.86 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 18th (q) 1.86 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 19th (q) 1.78 m
2023 World University Games Chengdu, China 4th 1.84 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 13th 1.90 m
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 5th 1.93 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 28th (q) 1.83 m

Personal life

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Her mother, retired long jumper Ringa Ropo-Junnila, represented Finland at the 1992 Summer Olympics in addition to winning eight national championships and holding the current national record.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Kares, Yrjö (28 August 2018). "Ringa Ropo on Ella Junnilalle ensisijaisesti äiti ja henkinen tuki – "En tarvitse neuvojasi", sanoi tytär ensin ja kelpuutti vinkit vasta teininä". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Qualification results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Paavo Nurmi Games 11.6.2019 Turku, Finland – LIVE-results – W High jump National". time4results.com. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Motonet GP Tampere 3.7.2019". Tilastopaja.eu. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Tokio 2020: Suomen joukkueen olympiapaikat, karsintojen aikataulut ja kisoihin valitut urheilijat". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  7. ^ "Finland to send 57 athletes to 2024 Paris Olympics". dailyfinland. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  8. ^ Hakanen, Jarmo (13 June 2018). "Ringa Ropon tytär Ella Junnila on Suomen kärkihyppääjiä yleisurheilussa – enää sentin päässä äitinsä ennätyksestä: "Toivottavasti tilanne kääntyy pian"". Aamulehti. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
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