Emilija Manninen

Emilija Manninen
Personal information
Birth nameEmilija Potšepko
Full nameEmilija Manninen
Born (1981-01-22) 22 January 1981 (age 43)
Sport
Country Estonia
Sporthurdles
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Estonia
Deaflympics
Gold medal – first place Sofia 2013 400m hurdles
Silver medal – second place Taipei 2009 400m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place Rome 2001 400m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place Rome 2001 4×400m relay
Bronze medal – third place Taipei 2009 4×100m relay

Emilija Manninen (born 22 January 1981) is an Estonian female hurdler.[1] She has represented Estonia at the Deaflympics in 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009 and 2013.[2]

Emilija won her first Deaflympic medal, which was a bronze medal at the 2001 Summer Deaflympics in the women's 400m hurdles.[3] She also claimed a silver medal in the 400m hurdles during the 2009 Summer Deaflympics, which was her second medal in the women's 400m hurdles.[4] Emilija Manninen set a new Deaflympic record for the women's 400m hurdles with a record time of 1:01.62 during the 2013 Summer Deaflympics after earning a gold medal in the particular event.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Emilija Manninen | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  2. ^ "ESBL". www.esbl.ee. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  3. ^ "Tulemused". sport24.ee. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  4. ^ "Emilija Manninen on Olümpiavõitja! « Uudised « Eesti Paraolümpiakomitee". paralympic.ee. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  5. ^ "Women's 400m hurdles record | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  6. ^ "Estonian athlete Emilija Manninen wins gold at deaflympics". Estonian news. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  7. ^ "Emilija Manninen võitis kurtide olümpiamängudel kulla!". www.ekjl.ee. Retrieved 2017-12-15.