Elina Lampela

Finnish athlete

Elina Lampela
Personal information
Nationality	Finnish
Born	(1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 26) Irving, Texas, United States
Sport
Sport	Track and Field
Event	pole vault

Elina Lampela (born 18 February 1998) is a Finnish athlete who competes in the pole vault.

Career

In July 2021 Lampela was confirmed as part of the Finnish team for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.^[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.^[3]

Lampela competed at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships.^[4] She competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.^[5]

Personal life

Lampela moved from Oulu in northern Finland to Helsinki in 2018 and lives in Viikki.^[6] Lampela is studying molecular bioscience at the University of Helsinki.^[7]

References

^ "Athletics LAMPELA Elina - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
^ "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.
^ 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 2020-09-21.
^ Silvennoinen, Santtu. "Suomen yleisurheiluväki villiintyi 16-vuotiaasta Elinasta – sitten tapahtui jotain selittämätöntä: "Ei ole yhtään itseluottamusta"". Iltalehti. Archived from the original on 2019-08-14.