Johanna Halkoaho

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Johanna Halkoaho
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Johanna Halkoaho in 2009
Personal information
Born (1997-01-13) 13 January 1997 (age 28)
Suodenniemi, Finland
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Club Suodenniemen Urheilijat  [ fi ]
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
World Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Sydney Heptathlon
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Sydney Long jump
European Athletics U23 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Turku 100 m hurdles

Johanna Miia Maria Halkoaho (born 13 January 1977 in Suodenniemi) is a Finnish athlete. She won two medals at the 1996 World Junior Championships: a bronze in long jump and a silver in heptathlon. She is also the national indoor champion in the 60 meters hurdles and long jump in 2003, 2004 & 2006 national champion in 100 meters hurdles. [1]

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Halkoaho's 100 meters hurdles personal best is 13:23, which she achieved in Lappeenranta on 21 July 2005 with a 0.2 m/s wind. [2] Her 2006 season best is 13:24, which she achieved in Helsinki on 26 July 2006 in the IAAF Grand Prix GE Money Grand Prix, with a 0.6 m/s wind. [3]

Halkoaho's long jump personal best is 6.79 meters, which she achieved in Budapest on 28 August 1998 with a 0.2 m/s wind. She has not competed in the long jump in the 2006 season but her best from 2005 was 6.21, her best jump aside from her PB in 1998 is 6.63 meters, which came on 13 July 2003 in Lapinlahti (1.5 m/s wind). [4]

Personal life

She has a younger sister called Jenniina, who is also an athlete.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 15th (q)Long jump 6.01 m (wind: +1.8 m/s)
1996 World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 3rdLong jump 6.38 m (wind: +0.5 m/s)
2ndHeptathlon 5656 pts
4 × 100 m relay DQ
1997 European U23 Championships Turku, Finland 3rd100m hurdles 13.35 (wind: 1.9 m/s)
Long jump NM
World Championships Athens, Greece 31st (h)100 m hurdles 13.52
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 19th (h)100 m hurdles 13.69
10th (q)Long jump 6.54 m
1999 European U23 Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 8th100m hurdles 13.75 (wind: -0.4 m/s)
Long jump NM
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 21st (h)100 m hurdles 13.45
2003 World Championships Paris, France 15th (q)Long jump 6.41 m
2005 Universiade Izmir, Turkey 13th (sf)100 m hurdles 13.69
7thLong jump 6.21 m
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 25th (h)100 m hurdles 13.47
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 15th (h)60 m hurdles 8.41

Notes and references

  1. ".: Johanna Halkoaho :". members.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  2. Personal best
  3. 100m hurdles result, 26/7/2006 (season best)
  4. Jumoing stats