Vilma Itälinna
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 May 2003 Tampere, Finland |
| Sport | |
| Country | Finland |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Heptathlon, Pentathlon |
| Club | Tampereen Pyrintö |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Heptathlon: 5703 (Tampere, 2023) |
Vilma Itälinna (born 23 May 2003) is a multi-event track and field athlete from Finland. In 2023, she became the Finnish national champion in the pentathlon.[1]
Career
[edit]From Tampere, she is a member of Tampereen Pyrintö Athletics Club and is coached by Jesse Jokinen.[2] Since childhood, she has been close friends and training partners with fellow Tampere athlete Saga Vanninen with the pair also playing football together for Ilves. The pair are also trained by former Finnish champion Tiia Hautala.[3][4]
In August 2021, she won the Finiah National U20 championships in the heptathlon.[5]
In February 2023, she became the national champion in the pentathlon with a new personal best score of 4223 points, which placed her fourth all-time for Finnish U23 female athletes. Her long jump distance was also equal to that reached by the winner of the long jump competition, Jessica Kähärä. She also recorded personal bests in the 60 metres hurdles (8.51 seconds) and in the shot put (12.48m).[6][7]
In May 2023, she won the Western Finland regional championship in the heptathlon. In doing so, she secured the qualification standard for the European U23 Championship.[8] Competing in the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's heptathlon in Espoo in July 2023, she briefly led the competition when she won the 100 metres hurdles event.[9] She also set a new 12.52 personal best in the shot put and finished the first day sixth overall,[10] before gold was ultimately won by her compatriot Saga Vanninen, and Itälinna finished twelfth overall.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Vilma Itälinna". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Vilma Itälinna". Tesmdecens.fi. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Kuisma, Joona. "Finnish hyperdiamond Saga Vanninen, 20, keeps a secret - a friend reveals what she really is like". is.fi. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Sippola, Joel (14 July 2023). "Fanit odottavat Saga Vannisesta Suomen seuraavaa olympiavoittajaa – suosittu ottelija pysäytetään jatkuvasti yhteiskuviin". yle.fi. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Gynther, Mikko; Hakanen, Jarmo (22 August 2021). "Pyrinnö's all-around athletes were prominently featured in the youth championships". aamulehti.fi. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Great duel in the women's pentathlon - Itälinna narrowly beat Käyhkö - Toivonen renews his heptathlon championship". 9 February 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Jantti, Joni. "Rienno's Neea Käyhkö was three points away from the SM gold - "It's kind of sad, but I exceeded my goal"". ita-savo.fi. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Vilma Itälinna and Aleksi Savolainen won the championship in Tampere". yleisureheilu.fi. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Pippi Lotta Enok sets PB in U-23 European Championships heptathlon". err.ee. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Ikonen, Sami (13 July 2023). "The second EC medal of the Games for Finland - Friday is going to be really exciting". iltaleti.fi. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Saga Vanninen varmisti Suomelle ensimmäisen kullan alle 23-vuotiaiden EM-ki-Isoissa". Lapinkasa.fi. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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