Simo Lipsanen (born 13 September 1995 in Lappeenranta) is a Finnish athlete specialising in the triple jump.[2] He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships without reaching the final.

Simo Lipsanen
Lipsanen in 2018
Personal information
Born (1995-09-13) 13 September 1995 (age 29)
Lappeenranta, Finland
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventTriple jump
ClubLappeenrannan Urheilu-Miehet

His personal bests in the event are 17.14 metres outdoors (-0.5 m/s, Bydgoszcz 2017) and 16.84 metres indoors (Belgrade 2017).[3] Both are current national records.

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Finland
2015 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 7th Triple jump 16.02 m
Military World Games Mungyeong, South Korea 6th Triple jump 15.85 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 7th Triple jump 16.84 m
European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd Triple jump 17.14 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 17th (q) Triple jump 16.54 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 9th Triple jump 16.46 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 9th (q) Triple jump 16.43 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 23rd (q) Triple jump 16.47 m
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 17th (q) Triple jump 15.93 m
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 20th (q) Triple jump 16.12 m

References

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