Johanna Miia Maria Halkoaho (born January 13, 1977 in Suodenniemi

Suodenniemi

Suodenniemi is a former municipality of southwestern Finland.Suodenniemi was first consolidated into Vammala in 2007. On 1 January 2009, Vammala itself was consolidated with Äetsä and Mouhijärvi to form the new named town of Sastamala.-Geography:...

) is a Finnish 100m hurdler and long jumper. She is 165 cm (5'5") tall, and weighs 55 kg (121 lb), and trains with Suodenniemen Urheilijat. Her highest honours include two medals at the 1996 World Junior Championships

1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics

The 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 1996 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Sydney, Australia.-Men:-Women:-Medals table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com...

, a bronze in long jump and a silver in heptathlon

Heptathlon

A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...

. She is also the national indoor champion in the 60 meters hurdles and long jump in 2003, 2004 & 2006 national champion in 100 meters hurdles.

Halkoaho's 100 meters hurdles personal best is 13:23, which she achieved in Lappeenranta

Lappeenranta

Lappeenranta is a city and municipality that resides on the shore of the lake Saimaa in South-Eastern Finland, about from the Russian border. It belongs to the region of South Karelia. With approximately inhabitants Lappeenranta is the largest city in Finland...

 on 21/7/2005, with a 0.2 m/s wind. Her 2006 season best is 13:24, which she achieved in Helsinki

Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

, on 26/7/2006 in the IAAF Grand Prix GE Money Grand Prix, with a 0.6 m/s wind.

Halkoaho's long jump personal best is 6.79 meters, which she achieved in Budapest

Budapest

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 on 28/8/1998, with a 0.2m.s wind. She has not competed in the long jump in the 2006 season but her best from 2005 was 6.21, her best jump aside from her PB in 1998 is 6.63 meters, which came in 2003 (13/7/2003) 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...

 (1.5 m/s wind).

Achievements

Representing
1997	European U23 Championships 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships The 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships is the 1997 version of the European Athletics U23 Championships. It was held in the Finnish city of Turku.-Men's Results:-Women's Results:-Medals table:-External links:*...	Turku, Finland	3rd
2008	Finnish Championships 2008 Finnish Athletics Championships The 2008 Finnish Athletics Championships were held in the Ratina Stadion in Tampere from July 24 to July 27, 2008. The event served as a qualification tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics staged from August 15 to August 24, 2008 in Beijing, PR China....	Tampere, Finland	1st	13,46 s
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	13.48 s

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