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Heta Tuuri
Personal information
Full nameHeta Maarit Tuuri
Nationality 
Born (1995-01-14) 14 January 1995 (age 29)[1]
Home townLahti, Finland[2]
Education
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb) [1]
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
College team
ClubLahden Ahkera [fi]
Turun Urheiluliitto[1]
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bestHJ:
1.90m (2022)
Updated on 20 February 2024

Heta Maarit Tuuri (born 14 January 1995) is a Finnish high jumper. She is a two-time winner of the Finnish Athletics Championships, the 2023 champion of the Finnish Indoor Athletics Championships, and has represented Finland at two editions of the World Athletics Championships.

Career

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2013–2018

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In July 2013, Tuuri competed at the European U20 Championships in Rieti, where she placed 10th with a jump of 1.78 meters.[3] In July 2014, she improved her personal best to 1.85 meters during a competition in Kuortane.[4] Later that month, Tuuri finished 24th in qualification at the World U20 Championships in Eugene with a jump of 1.79 meters, which was insufficient to advance to the final.[5] In August, she won bronze at the Finnish Athletics Championships in Kuopio with a jump of 1.82 meters.[6]

From 2015 to 2018, Tuuri studied at the University of Minnesota and competed in the NCAA Division I for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.[7][8] She qualified for two NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships, achieving a best finish of 12th at the 2018 edition. Tuuri also competed in the triple jump during college, recording a lifetime best of 11.17 meters.[9]

2019–2022

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In July 2019, Tuuri set a new personal best of 1.88 meters during a competition in Tampere, placing her 10th all-time among Finnish athletes.[8] The following month, she won silver at the 2019 Finnish Athletics Championships in Lappeenranta with a jump of 1.84 meters.[10] In February 2020, she earned silver at the Finnish Indoor Championships in Tampere with a jump of 1.85 meters.[11] In August of the same year, Tuuri won her first national title in Turku, jumping 1.86 meters.[12][13]

In August 2021, Tuuri earned silver at the Tampere Finnish Athletics Championships with a jump of 1.87 meters.[14] In February 2022, she also took silver at the Finnish Indoor Championships in Kuopio.[15] In May 2022, Tuuri improved her personal best to 1.90 meters during a competition in Lahti.[16] At the 2022 European Athletics Championships, Tuuri finished 15th in qualification, 5 cm short of the mark needed to advance to the finals. In July 2022, at the World Championships in Eugene, she did not advance from the qualifiers, finishing in 21st place with a jump of 1.86 meters.[17] The following month, at the 2022 Finnish Athletics Championships, Tuuri won her second national title with a mark of 1.88 meters.[18]

2023-2024

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Tuuri opened her 2023 season with an indoor best of 1.90 meters.[19] In her first European Indoor Championships, Tuuri finished 13th in qualification.[20] She also competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, finishing 32nd in the first round of jumping with a best mark of 1.80 meters.

Tuuri finished runner-up at the 2024 Finnish Indoor Athletics Championships on 18 February.[21]

Personal life

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Tuuri is from Lahti, Finland, where she attended Salpausselän Lukio [fi] high school. She was originally a part of Lahden Ahkera [fi], but later switched to Turun Urheiluliitto.

In 2015, despite knowing little English, Tuuri moved to Minnesota, where she studied architecture at the University of Minnesota with the hope of owning her own practice.[9]

Statistics

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Personal best progression

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High Jump progression
# Mark Pl. Competition Venue Date Ref.
1 1.65 m 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tampere, Finland 13 Mar 2010 [22]
2 1.68 m 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tampere, Finland 27 Jan 2011 [23]
3 1.70 m 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kotka - U18 Events Kotka, Finland 12 Jul 2011 [24]
4 1.71 m 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Finnish U18 Championships Espoo, Finland 17 Aug 2012 [25]
5 1.75 m 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Finnkampen Göteborg, Sweden 31 Aug 2012 [26]
6 1.76 m 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tampere U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 12 Jun 2013 [27]
7 1.77 m 1st place, gold medalist(s) Espoo Youth Athletics Games Espoo, Finland 15 Jun 2013 [28]
8 1.81 m 1st place, gold medalist(s) Keuruu, Finland 20 Jun 2013 [29]
9 1.82 m 1st place, gold medalist(s) Orimattila, Finland 13 Jul 2013 [30]
10 1.87 m 1st place, gold medalist(s) Aktia Games Raasepori, Finland 15 Jun 2019 [31]
11 1.88 m 1st place, gold medalist(s) Pm-Kilpailut Tampere, Finland 22 Jul 2019 [32]
12 1.90 m 1st place, gold medalist(s) Motonet GP Lahti, Finland 24 May 2022 [33]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Heta Tuuri at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. ^ a b c "Heta Tuuri - Women's Track & Field - University of Minnesota Athletics". Minnesota Gophers.
  3. ^ "Results – Junior European Championships 2013". european-athletics.com. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Ahkeran week 28: World Championships preparer Heta Tuuri jumps her record" (in Finnish). ess.fi. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Finland's high jump girls narrowly miss the final" (in Finnish). sportti.com. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Champion changes in women's high jump – silver medalist on cloud nine" (in Finnish). yle.fi. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Is luck needed in high jump? Heta Tuuri's spring went adapting to new patterns" (in Finnish). ess.fi. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Heta Tuuri jumps into the all-time top ten, Kujanpää injures his ankle" (in Finnish). yleisurheilu.fi. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Warm-Up Lap: Q&A with Heta Tuuri". Minnesota Golden Gophers.
  10. ^ "Ella Junnila won the high jump SM gold on "practice legs" – the competition was almost unexpectedly over early: "It's not the fault of the take-off mark but the jumper"" (in Finnish). yle.fi. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  11. ^ "HIFK runner Viivi Lehikoinen set a new Finnish record – Nooralotta Neziri took an easy victory as Reetta Hurske was disqualified: "It felt like for once I got a good start"" (in Finnish). svenska.yle.fi. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  12. ^ "The women's high jump final became a protracted and exciting duel – Linda Sandblom failed to make it onto the podium: "A crap day at work"" (in Finnish). svenska.yle.fi. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Heta Tuuri jumped to become the Finnish high jump champion" (in Finnish). aamuposti.fi. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Finnish jumper's great performance – last time was 38 years ago!" (in Finnish). suomiurheilu.com. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  15. ^ "Two record jumps win the high-level high jump competition – Salminen starts with over 14 metres – Heikkinen and Toivonen are multi-event champions" (in Finnish). yleisurheilu.fi. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  16. ^ "Domestic athletics summer starts: New personal bests for Purola, Tuuri, and Helander – Reetta Hurske below the European Championship limit" (in Finnish). svenska.yle.fi. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Ella Junnila after tearful World Championship exit: "When the jump is right, there are no limits"" (in Finnish). svenska.yle.fi. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Heta Tuuri was the best of the representing trio in high jump" (in Finnish). ksml.fi. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  19. ^ "-Korkeushyppääjä Heta Tuurilta vakuuttava kauden avaus - halliennätys ja kolmossija hurjatasoisessa kisassa". etusora.com (in Finnish).
  20. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13029599". Tilastopaja.
  21. ^ "Hurske avasi kauden mestaruudella: "Sellainen treenimainen veto" – Lakka sivusi ennätystään". yleisurheilu.fi (in Finnish).
  22. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12795018". Tilastopaja.
  23. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12805802". Tilastopaja.
  24. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12813087". Tilastopaja.
  25. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12825301". Tilastopaja.
  26. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12961154". Tilastopaja.
  27. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12842742". Tilastopaja.
  28. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12842806". Tilastopaja.
  29. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12842907". Tilastopaja.
  30. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12843662". Tilastopaja.
  31. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12931761". Tilastopaja.
  32. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12933547". Tilastopaja.
  33. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13002267". Tilastopaja.
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