Reetta Hurske

Reetta Hurske
	Reetta Hurske in 2017
Personal information
Born	15 May 1995 (age 29); Ikaalinen, Finland
Education	Tampere University of Applied Sciences
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	100 metres hurdles
Club	Tampereen Pyrintö
Coached by	Marjukka Suihko

Reetta Sofi Kaarina Hurske (born 15 May 1995) is a Finnish athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles.^[2] She represented her country at the 2018 World Indoor Championships reaching the semifinals. At the 2019 European Indoor Championships Hurske placed 4th.

Her personal bests are 12.78 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles (+1.3 m/s, Joensuu 2019) and 7.97 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Kuopio 2019). With the latter she is a joint Finnish record holder together with Nooralotta Neziri. She previously competed in the heptathlon.

She has qualified to represent Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[3]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Finland
2011	European Youth Olympic Festival	Trabzon, Turkey	7th	100 m hurdles (76.2 cm)	13.85
2011	European Youth Olympic Festival	Trabzon, Turkey	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, 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
2018	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, United States	23rd (sf)	100 m hurdles	13.15

References

^ 2017 Universiade bio
^ Reetta Hurske at World Athletics
^ "Tokio 2020: Suomen joukkueen olympiapaikat, karsintojen aikataulut ja kisoihin valitut urheilijat". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2021-04-11.

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[1] 2017 Universiade bio

[2] Reetta Hurske at World Athletics

[3] "Tokio 2020: Suomen joukkueen olympiapaikat, karsintojen aikataulut ja kisoihin valitut urheilijat". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2021-04-11.

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