 Reetta Hurske in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 May 1995 Ikaalinen, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Tampere University of Applied Sciences[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Tampereen Pyrintö | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Marjukka Suihko | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Reetta Sofi Kaarina Hurske (born 15 May 1995)[2] is a Finnish athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles. She won the gold medal in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2023 European Indoor Championships, winning Finland its first ever medal in this event, after finishing fourth at the 2019 edition.[3] Hurske placed second in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2019 Universiade.
She represented her country at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as well as the 2019 and 2022 World Athletics Championships.[4] She is the Finnish indoor record holder for the 60 m hurdles, and won two individual national titles.
Hurske improved the Finnish record in the 60 m hurdles five times in 2023 (7.90, 7.88, 7.86, 7.81 and 7.79 seconds).[5]
- ^ 2017 Universiade bio
- ^ Reetta Hurske at World Athletics
- ^ Dennehy, Cathal (5 March 2023). "Hurske caps sparkling indoor campaign with storming 60m hurdles victory in Istanbul". European Athletics. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Tokio 2020: Suomen joukkueen olympiapaikat, karsintojen aikataulut ja kisoihin valitut urheilijat". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (29 March 2023). "Healthy and stronger, Hurske helps to make history for Finland in Istanbul". European Athletics. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
