Finnish hurdler (born 1993)
Elmo Johannes Hannunpoika Lakka (born 10 April 1993 in Elimäki ) is a Finnish athlete specialising in the high hurdles .[ 1] He represented his country at two outdoor and one indoor European Championships without qualifying for the final.
His personal bests are 13.59 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+1.2 m/s, Kuortane 2019[ 2] ) and 7.67 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Kuopio 2019).
On 2 June 2021, he ran 13.31 (-0.3) at Harjun stadion, in Jyväskylä , beating the National record.
International competitions
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Finland
2011
European Junior Championships
Tallinn, Estonia
18th (sf)
110 m hurdles (99 cm)
14.44
2012
World Junior Championships
Barcelona, Spain
12th (sf)
110 m hurdles (99 cm)
13.74
2015
European U23 Championships
Tallinn, Estonia
6th
110 m hurdles
14.03
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4 × 100 m relay
DNF
2016
European Championships
Amsterdam, Netherlands
21st (sf)
110 m hurdles
13.87
2017
European Indoor Championships
Belgrade, Serbia
14th (h)
60 m hurdles
7.78
2018
European Championships
Berlin, Germany
17th (sf)
110 m hurdles
13.60
2019
European Indoor Championships
Glasgow, United Kingdom
8th
60 m hurdles
7.74
World Championships
Doha, Qatar
28th (h)
110 m hurdles
13.73
2021
European Indoor Championships
Toruń, Poland
9th (sf)
60 m hurdles
7.71
Olympic Games
Tokyo, Japan
20th (sf)
110 m hurdles
13.67
2022
World Championships
Eugene, United States
35th (h)
110 m hurdles
13.91
European Championships
Munich, Germany
9th (h)
110 m hurdles
13.78
2023
European Indoor Championships
Istanbul, Turkey
14th (sf)
60 m hurdles
7.83
World Championships
Budapest, Hungary
31st (h)
110 m hurdles
13.69
2024
World Indoor Championships
Glasgow, United Kingdom
19th (sf)
60 m hurdles
7.70
European Championships
Rome, Italy
22nd (h)
110 m hurdles
14.10
Olympic Games
Paris, France
17th (rep)
110 m hurdles
13.75
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