Marika Tuliniemi

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Marika Tuliniemi (born 19 July 1974) is a retired Finnish shot putter.

She finished seventh at the 1990 World Junior Championships, ninth at the 1992 World Junior Championships, [1] won the 1993 European Junior Championships [2] and finished eleventh at the 1994 European Championships. [3] She also competed at the 1993 World Championships without reaching the final. [1]

Competing for the SMU Mustangs track and field team, Tuliniemi won the 1999 shot put at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships with a throw of 16.74 meters. [4]

Tuliniemi won the Finnish championships in 1995 and 1997. [5] Her personal best put was 17.93 metres, achieved in July 1993 in San Sebastian. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Marika Tuliniemi at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "European Junior Championships (Women)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Women Shot Put European Championships 1994 Helsinki (FIN)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD TEAM PLACES 24th AT NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Finnish Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 30 September 2016.


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