Murto at the 2022 Finnish Athletics Championships in Joensuu
Personal information
Birth name
Wilma Anna Helena Murto
Born
(1998-06-11) June 11, 1998 (age 25) Kuusjoki, Finland
Sport
Country
Finland
Sport
Athletics
Event
Pole vault
Coached by
Jarno Koivunen[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
4.85 m NR (Munich 2022)
Indoors
4.80 mi NR (Istanbul 2023)
4.71 mi WU20R (Zweibrücken 2016)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Finland
World Championships
2023 Budapest
Pole vault
European Championships
2022 Munich
Pole vault
European Indoor Championships
2023 Istanbul
Pole vault
European Games
2023 Kraków-Małopolska
Pole vault
World U20 Championships
2016 Bydgoszcz
Pole vault
European U20 Championships
2017 Grosseto
Pole vault
Wilma Anna Helena Murto (born 11 June 1998)[2] is a Finnish pole vaulter. She won the gold medal at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich with a jump of 4.85 m (15 ft 10+3⁄4 in), equalling the championships record and setting a new Finnish record.[3][1] Murto also claimed victory at the 2023 European Indoor Championships, making her the first Finnish woman in history to win gold at these championships.[4]
She was the 2016 World Under-20 Championships and 2017 European U20 Championships bronze medallist. Murto currently holds Finnish national records out and indoors and world U20 indoor record of 4.71 m (15 ft 5+1⁄4 in).
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Wilma Anna Helena Murto (born 11 June 1998) is a Finnish pole vaulter. She won the gold medal at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich with...
Results". World Athletics. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022. "Murto vaults into the 2024 season with a 4.81m clearance in Kuortane". European...
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