MAKELA Kristiina

Finland
Athletics
20 Nov 1992
28
Female
ORIMATTILA
 
Finland
HELSINKI
 
Finland

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Women's Triple Jump 11

Schedule

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

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
YearLocationTriple Jump
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA12th (13.95)

World Athletics Championships
YearLocationTriple Jump
2019Doha, QAT12th (13.99)
2017London, GBRQual. (13.92)
2015Beijing, CHNQual. (13.83)

European Championships
YearLocationTriple Jump
2018Berlin, GER9th (14.01)

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020
RankYearEventCompetitionLocationResult
12020Triple JumpWorld Athletics Continental TourTurku, FIN14.12
32021Triple JumpWorld Athletics Continental TourTurku, FIN14.26

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020
RankYearEventCompetitionLocationResult
22019Triple JumpWorld ChallengeTurku, FIN13.97
22018Triple JumpWorld ChallengeTurku, FIN13.68
62019Triple JumpWorld ChallengeBerlin, GER13.86

World Indoor Championships
YearLocationTriple Jump
2018Birmingham, GBR16th (13.73)


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
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Animal Science - University of Helsinki, Finland
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English, Finnish
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Orimattilan Jymy [Finland]
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Tuomas Sallinen [personal], FIN
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In August 2020 she underwent knee surgery. She returned to competition in January 2021. (is.fi, 31 Nov 2020, 27 Aug 2020)

In April 2017 she injured her knee and had surgery, recovering in time to compete at the 2017 World Championships in London, England. (kristiinamakela.fi, 13 Dec 2018)

She has suffered several foot injuries during her career. In 2015 she injured her foot in training, causing pain and swelling ahead of the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, People's Republic of China. (kristiinamakela.fi, 22 Jan 2016; yle.fi, 18 Aug 2015)

She was unable to compete during the 2013 European outdoor season due to back problems. (kristiinamakela.fi, 22 Jan 2016)
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She took up the triple jump in 2009. (kristiinamakela.fi, 22 Jan 2016)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (kristiinamakela.fi, 21 Aug 2016)

General Interest

General
FINANCIAL STRUGGLES
In late 2019 she spoke about the financial challenges she had faced after making a coaching change. She said she had to limit the time she spent with her new coach Tuomas Sallinen and cancel a training camp she had planned for January 2020 as she was having to fund her coaching herself. "Money problems started in 2018 when I needed to find a new coach. The two things I wanted to invest in were coaching and training camps. My previous coach was paid by the [Finnish national] federation, so I had a budget gap the size of one person's salary. I used my sponsor money, savings, and prize money to fill in that gap. I have only myself to blame. I have never known how to make money and I have put all my effort into the sport, but that alone is not enough. I haven't thought of quitting at all. No matter how much it hurts I'm going to move forward with what I've got. I haven't done this [athletics] for money and I haven't done this thinking it should be easy." (yle.fi, 06 Dec 2019; Instagram profile, 06 Dec 2019)

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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