Saga Vanninen

Saga Vanninen

Vanninen in 2023
Personal information
Born	(2003-05-04) 4 May 2003 (age 21) Tampere, Finland
Sport
Country	Finland
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Heptathlon, Pentathlon
Club	Tampereen Pyrintö
Coached by	Erki Nool
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   Finland World Indoor Championships 2024 Glasgow Pentathlon European Indoor Championships 2025 Apeldoorn Pentathlon World U20 Championships 2021 Nairobi Heptathlon 2022 Cali Heptathlon European U23 Championships 2023 Espoo Heptathlon European U20 Championships 2021 Tallinn Heptathlon

Saga Vanninen (born 4 May 2003) ^[1] is a Finnish athlete competing in the combined events. She won gold medals in the heptathlon at the 2021 ^{[2] [3]} and 2022 World Under-20 Championships, and at the 2021 European U20 Championships.

Vanninen took one Finnish national title.

Achievements

International competitions

Representing   Finland

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2019	European Youth Olympic Festival	Baku, Azerbaijan	1st	Heptathlon	5913 pts	FR NU18R
2021	European U20 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	1st	Heptathlon	6271 pts	WU20L NU20R
	World U20 Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	1st	Heptathlon	5997 pts
2022	World U20 Championships	Cali, Colombia	1st	Heptathlon	6084 pts
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	10th	Heptathlon	6045 pts
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	7th	Pentathlon	4440 pts
	European U23 Championships	Espoo, Finland	15th (q)	Long jump	6.19 m
			1st	Heptathlon	6317 pts
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	9th	Heptathlon	6289 pts
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	2nd	Pentathlon	4677 pts	NR
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	–	Heptathlon	DNF
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	15th	Heptathlon	6163 pts
2025	European Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn, Netherlands	1st	Pentathlon	4922 pts	EU23R WL NR
	World Indoor Championships	Nanjing, China		Pentathlon

Personal bests

• Heptathlon – 6391 pts (Götzis 2023)
• Heptathlon U18 – 5913 pts (Baku 2019) NU18R
  • Pentathlon: 4541 pts (Tallinn 2023)

National titles

• Finnish Indoor Athletics Championships
  • 60 metres hurdles: 2022

References

1. "Saga VANNINEN – Athlete Profile". World Athletics . Retrieved 1 January 2023.
2. "Saga Vanninen otteli MM-kultaan! Ensimmäinen alle 20-vuotiaiden mestaruus Suomelle 11 vuoteen". Yle (in Finnish). 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
3. "Vanninen adds world U20 heptathlon title to her collection in Nairobi". European Athletics . 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

External links

• Saga Vanninen at World Athletics
• Saga Vanninen at Olympics.com
• Saga Vanninen at the Finnish Olympic Committee (in Finnish)