Mika Polku
Encyclopedia
Mika Petteri Polku is a retired Finnish
high jump
er.
He was born in Virrat
and represented the club Virtain Urheilijat. He won the bronze medal at the 1994 World Junior Championships
and finished eighth at the 1996 European Indoor Championships. He competed at the 2000 Olympic Games
and the 2001 World Championships
without reaching the final. He became Finnish champion in 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2003, and Finnish indoor champion in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2002.
His personal best jump is 2.31 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Vitasaari. This is a tied Finnish record
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
er.
He was born in Virrat
Virrat
Virrat is a town and municipality of Finland.It is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The town has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is.The municipality is unilingually Finnish...
and represented the club Virtain Urheilijat. He won the bronze medal at the 1994 World Junior Championships
1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics
The 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-References:* at GBRathletics.com* from World Junior Athletics History...
and finished eighth at the 1996 European Indoor Championships. He competed at the 2000 Olympic Games
Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump
The Men's High Jump event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Olympic Stadium on Friday, September 22 and Sunday, September 24....
and the 2001 World Championships
2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump
These are the results of the Men's High Jump event at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton, Canada.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All times are Mountain Standard Time -Qualification:5 August...
without reaching the final. He became Finnish champion in 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2003, and Finnish indoor champion in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2002.
His personal best jump is 2.31 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Vitasaari. This is a tied Finnish record
Finnish records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Finland maintained by Finland's national athletics federation: Suomen Urheiluliitto .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing# = not recognised by federation...
.