Elina Lampela
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Born | 18 February 1998 Irving, Texas, United States |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field |
| Event | Pole vault |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Pole vault: 4.70m (Apeldoorn, 2025) |
Elina Lampela (born 18 February 1998) is a Finnish athlete who competes in the pole vault. She has competed for Finland at multiple major championships including the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games. She finished in fourth place at both the 2024 European Athletics Championships and 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
Career
[edit]In July 2021 Lampela was confirmed as part of the Finnish team for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but did not progress to the final.[1]
In 2022 Lampela took part in the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon and the European Championships in Munich.[2] She qualified for the final in Munich and finished eleventh overall with a height of 4.40 metres.[3]
Lampela competed at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey and cleared 4.45 metres but did not progress to the final.[4] She competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest where she cleared 4.50 metres without qualifying for the final.[5]
She was named in the Finnish team for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome and placed in a share for fourth place overall with a height of 4.58 metres.[6][7] She subsequently competed in the pole vault at the 2024 Paris Olympics, qualifying for the final with a clearance of 4.55 metres and placing fourteenth overall.[8]
She cleared 4.50 metres to win the Finnish Indoor title in February 2025.[9] She jumped two personal best heights whilst competing at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, eventually finishing in fourth place with a clearance of 4.70 metres in March 2025.[10] Later that month, she competed at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, placing twelfth overall.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Lampela moved from Oulu in northern Finland to Helsinki in 2018 and lives in Viikki.[12] Lampela is studying molecular bioscience at the University of Helsinki.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletics LAMPELA Elina - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Elina Lampela reaches for heights in Wilma Murro's wake - the mysterious problem required outside help: "That's why the results plummeted"". mtuutiset.fi. February 15, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "Women's Pole Vault Final Results: European Athletics Championships Munich 2022". Watch Athletics. August 17, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "Wilma Murto advanced to the final of the pole vault at EC-Istanbul, Viivi Lehikoinen to the semi-finals of the 400 meters - Elina Lampela and Kristian Pulli were eliminated from the continuation". Lapinkasa.fi. March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "Women's Pole Vault Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Tässä on Suomen 67 urheilijan joukkue Rooman EM-kisoihin – Wilma Murto ansaitsi Suomelle yllätyspaikan". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 30 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Record-Breaking Performances Shine on Day 4 of European Athletics Championships in Rome". Watch Athletics. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Women's Pole Vault Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "Finnish Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 22 Feb 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "Elina Lampela turned a shaky start into a record-breaking evening – jumped two personal bests in the pole vault final". yle.fi. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ "Women's pole Vault Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ Harjumaa, Jarkko. "Vielä viime kesänä Oulun Pyrinnön Elina Lampela itki harjoituksissa ja mietti lopettamista, nyt rakkaus hyppäämiseen roihuaa jälleen – "Olen oppinut arvostamaan nykyhetkeä, kun muistelen aikaisempia vaikeuksiani"". Kaleva. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020.
- ^ Silvennoinen, Santtu. "Suomen yleisurheiluväki villiintyi 16-vuotiaasta Elinasta – sitten tapahtui jotain selittämätöntä: "Ei ole yhtään itseluottamusta"". Iltalehti. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019.
