Minna Nikkanen
Encyclopedia
Minna Marianne Nikkanen (born 9 April 1988 in Somero
) is a Finnish
pole vault
er. Her personal best vault is 4.46 metres (national record), achieved in July 2009 in Lapinlahti
.
Nikkanen won gold medal in 2007 European Junior Championships
(4.35 metres) and silver medal in 2009 European U23 Championships
(4.45 metres). She competed at the World Championships in 2007
and in 2009 without reaching the final.
Somero
Somero is a municipality of Finland, located in the province of Western Finland and part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Somero is unilingually Finnish....
) is a Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
pole vault
Pole vault
Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...
er. Her personal best vault is 4.46 metres (national record), achieved in July 2009 in Lapinlahti
Lapinlahti
Lapinlahti is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
.
Nikkanen won gold medal in 2007 European Junior Championships
2007 European Athletics Junior Championships
The 2007 European Athletics Junior Championships is the 2007 version of the European Athletics Junior Championships. It was held from 19 July to 22 July at the FBK-Stadium in Hengelo, in the eastern Netherlands.- Men :- Women :- Medals table :...
(4.35 metres) and silver medal in 2009 European U23 Championships
2009 European Athletics U23 Championships
The 7th European Athletics U23 Championships were held between 16 and 19 July 2009 in the S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium in Kaunas, Lithuania.-Men's Results:-Women's Results:-Medal table:-References:General...
(4.45 metres). She competed at the World Championships in 2007
2007 World Championships in Athletics
The 11th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007...
and in 2009 without reaching the final.
Achievements
| Representing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Finnish Championships 2009 Finnish Athletics Championships The 2009 Finnish Athletics Championships were held in the Leppävaaran stadion in Espoo from July 31 to August 2, 2009. The event served as a qualification tournament for the 2009 World Championships staged from August 15 to August 23, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.... |
Espoo, Finland | 1st | 4.15 m |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
9th | 4.35 m 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's pole vault The women's pole vault at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 28 and 30 July.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:-Qualification:... |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 31st European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 4 to 6 March 2011.A record high of 630 athletes, representing 46 countries, were entered into the three-day competition. Twenty-six track and field events were contested at the... |
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4th | 4.60 m 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's pole vault The Women's pole vault event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held at March 5–6, 2011 with the final at March 6 at 15:00.-Records:-Qualification:... |