Ulla Pokki

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Ulla Pokki
Personal information
Born11 January 1935
Helsinki, Finland
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Sport Track and field
Event(s)Sprint,
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 12.4 (1952) [1]

Ulla Pokki (laterUlla Lanning; born 11 January 1935), is a retired sprinter who represented Finland at the 1952 Summer Olympics. [1]

Pokki was 17 years old when she competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics which was held in her home city of Helsinki. She entered two events, first the 100 metres where she ran in the first heat and finished fourth in a time of 13.06 seconds; only the first two competitors from the heat qualified for the next round. [2] A few days later she competed in the 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Aino Autio, Maire Österdahl and Leena Sipilä. Between them they ran a time of 50.6 seconds and finished last in their heat so didn't qualify for the final. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ulla Pokki". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  2. "Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Round One". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  3. "Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay Round One". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2017.