Draft:Enni Virjonen

Enni Virjonen
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born (2007-05-14) 14 May 2007 (age 18)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHeptathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Heptathlon: 6060 (Tampere, 2025)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Finland
European U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Tampere Heptathlon
European U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Banska Bystrica Heptathlon

Enni Virjonen (born 14 May 2007) is a Finnish multi-event athlete.[1]

Career

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She won gold in the heptathlon at the 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships in Slovakia.[2][3]

She won the heptathlon at the 2025 Nordic Combined Events U20 Championships in June 2025.[4] The following month, she won the bronze medal behind Jana Koščak of Croatia and Sarolta Kriszt of Hungary in the heptathlon at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, scoring 6060 points for a personal best, and her first time over 6000 points.[5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Enni Virjonen". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  2. ^ "An incredible race! Finland's 17-year-old great promise pounded the EC gold with a terrible result". is.fi. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Virjonen takes charge in the heptathlon with monster javelin throw". European Athletics. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Nordic Combined Events Championships". World Athletics. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  5. ^ Henderson, Jason (10 August 2025). "FITZGERALD COMPLETES GOLDEN DOUBLE AT EURO U20 CHAMPS". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  6. ^ Mills, Steven (10 Aug 2025). "Koscak wins a heptathlon thriller in Tampere". European Athletics. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  7. ^ "European Championship silver for high jumper Ella Mikkola and bronze for Enni Virjonen in heptathlon – Finland's biggest medal haul of the 21st century". yle.fi. 10 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.