Heidi Salminen

Heidi Salminen
Personal information
National teamFinland
Born4 December 2003 (2003-12-04) (age 21)
Jyväskylä, Finland
Sport
CountryFinland
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprinting
Hurdling
ClubJyväskylän Kenttäurheilijat
Achievements and titles
Personal best400m hurdles: 56.94 s (2021)
Medal record
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Nairobi 400 m hurdles

Heidi Salminen (born 4 December 2003)[1] is a Finnish athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. In 2021, still 17, she won a gold medal at the World Under 20 Championships as the first Finland's female track medallist ever at such world junior competitions. Heidi improved her pre-championship best by over two seconds, while all four other top women also achieved their lifetime bests.[2][3]

Her personal best in the 400m hurdles is 56.94 seconds (2021 Nairobi).

References

  1. ^ "Heidi SALMINEN | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. ^ Saatsi, Samu; Lund, Sakari (22 August 2021). "Suomen kultasade alle 20-vuotiaiden MM-kisoissa jatkuu: Heidi Salminen kiisi voittoon 400 metrin aidoissa! "Tämä ei tunnu todelliselta"". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  3. ^ Ikonen, Sami (22 August 2021). "Heidi Salminen ei usko MM-kultaa todeksi – valmentaja paljastaa finaalin taktiikan: "Oli pommi"". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 August 2021.


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