JUNNILA Ella

Finland
Athletics
6 Dec 1998
22
Female
TAMPERE
 
Finland

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Women's High Jump  

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - High Jump B
Women's High Jump Qualification - Group A
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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World Athletics Championships
YearLocationHigh Jump
2019Doha, QATQual. (1.80)

European Championships
YearLocationHigh Jump
2018Berlin, GERQual. (1.86)

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020
RankYearEventCompetitionLocationResult
52021High JumpWorld Athletics Continental TourTurku, FIN1.88


Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final
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Athlete, Student
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Political Science - Tampere University, Finland
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Partner Mikko Rummakainen
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Finnish
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Tampereen Pyrinto [Finland]
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Jouko Kilpi, FIN; Mikko Rummukainen, FIN
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Her mother Ringa Ropo represented Finland in long jump at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, and won multiple national championships. Her father Juha Junnila competed in long jump internationally, and her partner Mikko Rummakainen has also competed in long jump internationally. (iltalehti.fi, 13 Oct 2020; yle.fi, 19 Jul 2018; worldathletics.org, 02 Jul 2010; aamulehti.fi, 31 Jun 2011; sports-reference.com, 01 Nov 2009)
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In August 2020 she pulled out of the both the Paavo Nurmi Games and, later that week, the Finnish championships in Turku due to cramps in her right calf. (hs.fi, 14 Aug 2020; is.fi, 11 Aug 2020)

She missed a year of competition in 2015 due to injury. (aamulehti.fi, 28 Aug 2018)
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Her parents were international-level long jumpers so she would spend time at the athletics field as a toddler, and began formal training at age 15. "There were good mats and piles of sand. No one was in the way there, so we went there. My involvement always came through play and the fact that it was supposed to be fun." (maaseuduntulevaisuus.fi, 12 Apr 2020; yle.fi, 19 Jul 2018)
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She was inspired to compete in high jump after seeing it on television. "There had just been some prestigious competitions and I saw the high jump on television. I definitely wanted to be among those kids jumping so high. I barely made it onto the mattress in the beginning, but that's where it started. Of course I tried other athletics disciplines alongside it, but high jump was my favourite right away." (yle.fi, 19 Jul 2018)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (maaseuduntulevaisuus.fi, 12 Apr 2020)
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"High jumping is my passion. The fact that it brings joy to other people and they get to share the joy with me is great. But I do this above all for myself, so the pressures from outsiders don't worry me." (yle.fi, 11 Jun 2019)

General Interest

General
OLYMPIC PEDIGREE
She says that her mother competing in long jump at the Olympic Games in 1992 means she can draw on her experiences. "My mother has always been just a mother to me, she was not the Finnish record holder, but a mother who took me to school every morning. Of course, as I grew older, I began to appreciate the hard work of her achievements. Because my mother has gone through that hard work as an athlete, she can help me in situations where a person who has not been an athlete might not know how." (yle.fi, 19 Jul 2018)

PARTNER AS COACH
Her partner Mikko Rummukainen is also one of her coaches. She said that having her partner so closely involved is an advantage professionally and personally. "I'm not sure it works for everyone, but for me it does. It's really easy. There will be no worrying about what role to play. When we're in training, we don't focus on anything else. When the workouts stop, we leave the topic of sport there. I see it as positive that if I'm having a bad day or in a hurry, I don't have to say anything to Mikko, he just knows and can take that into account." (iltalehti.fi, 13 Oct 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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