Minna Nikkanen

Minna Marianne Nikkanen (born 9 April 1988, in Somero) is a Finnish pole vaulter. Her personal best vault is 4.60 metres, achieved in August 2015 in Kuortane.

Minna Nikkanen

Minna Nikkanen 2009
Personal information
Born	(1988-04-09) April 9, 1988 Somero
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country	Finland
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole Vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Pole Vault: 460 cm
Updated on 24 August 2015

Nikkanen won gold medal in 2007 European Junior Championships (4.35 metres) and silver medal in 2009 European U23 Championships (4.45 metres). She competed at the World Championships in 2007 and in 2009 without reaching the final. She placed 10th in the World Championships in August 2015 with a vault which set the Finnish National Record.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Finland
2003	European Junior Championships	Tampere, Finland	8th	3.90 m
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	18th (q)	3.75 m
2005	World Youth Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	6th	4.00 m
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	6th	4.10 m
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	–	NM
	European Junior Championships	Hengelo, Netherlands	1st	4.35 m
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	19th (q)	4.35 m
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	10th (q)	4.35 m
	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	2nd	4.45 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	20th (q)	4.40 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	9th	4.35 m
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	4th	4.60 m
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	19th (q)	4.25 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	26th (q)	4.25 m
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	13th (q)	4.36 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	7th	4.35 m
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	19th (q)	4.30 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	10th	4.60 m NR
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	9th	4.45 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	13th (q)	4.55 m
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	6th	4.55 m
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	20th (q)	4.20 m
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	13th (q)	4.35 m

Personal best

Outdoor

• 4.60 m (Kuortane 2015)

Indoor

• 4.61 m (Växjö 2016)

External links

• Minna Nikkanen at World Athletics