Reetta Sofi Kaarina Hurske (born 15 May 1995)[2] is a Finnish athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles. She won the gold medal in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2023 European Indoor Championships, winning Finland its first ever medal in this event, after finishing fourth at the 2019 edition.[3] Hurske placed second in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2019 Universiade.

Reetta Hurske
Reetta Hurske in 2022
Personal information
Born (1995-05-15) 15 May 1995 (age 29)
Ikaalinen, Finland
EducationTampere University of Applied Sciences[1]
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
CountryFinland
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles
ClubTampereen Pyrintö
Coached byMarjukka Suihko
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Finland
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Istanbul 60 m hurdles
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2019 Naples 100 m hurdles

She represented her country at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as well as the 2019 and 2022 World Athletics Championships.[4] She is the Finnish indoor record holder for the 60 m hurdles, and won two individual national titles.

Hurske improved the Finnish record in the 60 m hurdles five times in 2023 (7.90, 7.88, 7.86, 7.81 and 7.79 seconds).[5]

Personal life

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Hurske is in a relationship with Finnish basketball player Topias Palmi.[6][7]

Statistics

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Hurske (centre) with her gold medal at the 2023 European Indoor Championships in Istanbul

Personal bests

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International competitions

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Representing   Finland
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time
2011 European Youth Olympic Festival Trabzon, Turkey 7th 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) 13.85
9th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 47.78
2013 European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 5th 100 m hurdles 13.53
7th 4 × 100 m relay 47.18
22nd (q) Long jump 5.88 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, OR, United States 7th 100 m hurdles 13.69
2015 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 12th (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.66
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 21st (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.40
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 60 m hurdles DQ
European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 5th 100 m hurdles 13.32
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 11th (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.67
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 19th (sf) 60 m hurdles 8.20
European Championships Berlin, Germany 18th (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.20
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 4th 60 m hurdles 8.02
Universiade Naples, Italy 2nd 100 m hurdles 13.02
World Championships Doha, Qatar 21st (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.24
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 29th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.10
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 23rd (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.15
European Championships Munich, Germany 9th (sf) 100 m hurdles 12.95
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 1st 60 m hurdles 7.79 =NR
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 21st (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.05
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 12th (sf) 60 m hurdles 8.00
European Championships Rome, Italy 6th 100 m hurdles 12.84
Olympic Games Paris, France 4th (rep) 100 m hurdles 12.83

National titles

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References

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  1. ^ 2017 Universiade bio
  2. ^ Reetta Hurske at World Athletics  
  3. ^ Dennehy, Cathal (5 March 2023). "Hurske caps sparkling indoor campaign with storming 60m hurdles victory in Istanbul". European Athletics. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Tokio 2020: Suomen joukkueen olympiapaikat, karsintojen aikataulut ja kisoihin valitut urheilijat". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  5. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (29 March 2023). "Healthy and stronger, Hurske helps to make history for Finland in Istanbul". European Athletics. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  6. ^ Urheilun superpari Topias Palmi ja Reetta Hurske ovat eläneet vuosia etäsuhteessa – nyt heidän elämänsä muuttui, Ilta-Sanomat, Tony Pietilä, 9 October 2023
  7. ^ Miesystävä jännitti Reetta Hurskeen mestaruusjuoksua koripalloarjen keskellä Romaniassa – “Naapurit varmaan kuulivat ensimmäisenä kovaa huutoa”, Yle, 6 March 2023
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