Wilma Murto

Wilma Murto
Personal information
Birth name Wilma Anna Helena Murto
Born (1998-06-11) June 11, 1998
Kuusjoki, Finland
Sport
Country  Finland
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Pole vault
Coached by Jarno Koivunen[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 4.71 m
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Finland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Junior Championships 0 0 1
European U20 Championships 0 0 1
Total 0 0 2
World Junior Championships
2016 Bydgoszcz Pole vault
European U20 Championships
2017 Grosseto Pole vault
Updated on 31 January 2016.


Wilma Anna Helena Murto (born 11 June 1998 in Kuusjoki) is a Finnish pole vaulter. Murto is one of the most promising athletes in Finland. She made her international debut at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics at the age of sixteen.

On 27 December 2015 she cleared a new best of 4.45 m (14 ft 7 in), which represented a European youth best (under-18s).[2] On 31 January 2016 Murto set a new indoor world junior record (under-20s) in Zweibrücken, where she jumped 4.71 m (15 ft 5 1⁄4 in).[3] The result is also a new Finnish record, beating Minna Nikkanen's previous record by 11 centimetres (4.3 in).[4]

Her outdoor record is 4.52 m (14 ft 9 3⁄4 in).[5]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 25th (q) 3.75 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 7th 4.45 m
World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd 4.40 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 24th (q) 4.30 m
Finland-Sweden Athletics International Tampere, Finland 2nd 4.47 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 8th 4.40 m
European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 3rd 4.15m

References

  1. ↑ "Wilma Murto". Wilma Murto (in Finnish). Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Murto breaks European youth mark". EA. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Knuuttila, Mikko (31 January 2016). "Video: Maailmanennätys Suomeen! Wilma Murto paransi ME:tä kahdesti Saksassa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Helsinki: Sanoma Media Finland Oy. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Mills, Steven (31 January 2016). "Murto clears world junior pole vault record of 4.71 m in Zweibrucken". International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Wilma Murto profile at IAAF
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