Ella Junnila
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 Ella Junnila at the 2018 Finnish Championships in Athletics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 6, 1998 |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | High jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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Medal record | |
Ella Juulia Junnila (born 6 December 1998)[1] is a Finnish high jumper, who represents Tampereen Pyrintö. She has previously represented Janakkalan Jana and Vammalan seudun Voima. She represented Finland in 2018 European Athletics Championships in high jump and finished 17th with a result of 186 cm.[2] She won a bronze medal at the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships with a result of 192 cm.[3]
Junnila set a new Finnish record, 194 cm, on 11 June 2019 in Turku at the Paavo Nurmi Games.[4] This earned her a place in the 2019 World Championships in Athletics for high jump. She improved the record by jumping 195 cm on 3 July 2019 in Tampere.[5]
She qualified to represent Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, setting a new national record of 197cm in the process .[6][7]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland in high jump | |||||
| 2017 | European U20 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 20th (q) | 1.77 m | |
| 2019 | European U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden |  |
1.92 m | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 28th (q) | 1.80 m | ||
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | |
1.96 m | |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 22nd (q) | 1.86 m | ||
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 18th (q) | 1.86 m | |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 19th (q) | 1.78 m | ||
| 2023 | World University Games | Chengdu, China | 4th | 1.84 m | |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 13th | 1.90 m | ||
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 5th | 1.93 m | |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 28th (q) | 1.83 m | ||
| 2025 | European Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 18th (q) | 1.80 m | |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | – | NM | ||
