Kristiina Halonen
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| Citizenship | Finnish |
| Born | 10 October 1997 |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
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| Country | Finland |
| Sport | Track and field |
Kristiina Halonen (born 10 October 1997) is a Finnish track and field athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles.[1] She is one of Finland’s leading hurdlers of the 2020s, having won national titles and represented her country at the World Championships and the European Championships. Halonen is noted for breaking national records in indoor hurdling events and steadily improving her outdoor 400 m hurdles performances, with a personal best of 55.62 seconds set in 2024.
Halonen was born in Lappeenranta, Finland, where she first became involved in athletics. She trained with the local club Lappeenrannan Urheilu-Miehet and gradually developed into a national-level competitor in sprint and hurdling disciplines. Although details of her junior career are less documented internationally, Finnish athletics media began to highlight her potential in the late 2010s as she transitioned to senior competitions.[2]