Veera Mattila

Veera Mattila (born 21 January 2003) is a track and field athlete from Finland. In 2023, she became the national indoor champion over 800 metres.[1]

Veera Mattila
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born (2003-01-21) 21 January 2003
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)800m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800m: 2:01.12 (Tampere, 2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Finland
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Espoo800m

Early life

From Kiikoinen, she attended High School in Pori.[2] She then studied biology at the University of Turku.[3]

Career

She was part of a Finnish 4x400m relay team that set a new national U20 record at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Columbia.[4] Individually at that championships she competed in the 800 metres and qualified from the heats for the semi-finals.[5] In August 2022, she was selected for the Finnish team at the 2022 European Athletics Championships held in Munich.[6]

In February 2023, she became the Finnish national indoor champion over 800m, in Helsinki. She ran a new personal best time of 2:08.01. At the same competition she also ran in the 400m and set a new personal best of 54.85, finishing fifth.[7]

In July 2023, she competed in the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 800 metres and won the silver medal in a new personal best time of 2:03.14.[8][9] Although, she was initially mistakenly given the bronze medal on the podium.[10]

References
  1. "Veera Mattila". World Athletics. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  2. Pihlajamäki, Hanna; Lehtinen, Eetu (6 July 2022). "Veera Mattila, 19, who studied as a high school student in Pori, broke the youth WC threshold and may soon make history in Colombia". satakunnankansa.fi. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. "Completely out of the box! Veera Mattila, 20, teases the EC sensation: "I didn't even dream"". Iltalehti.fi. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  4. "Great migration effort! Finland finishes fourth in FIFA World Cup final after new national record". Dealmakerz.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  5. Lampi, Mika (3 August 2022). "Veera Mattila interrupted her semi-final run at the Junior World Championships". tyrvaansanomat.fr. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  6. "Veera Mattila from Kiikois makes history: she was selected for the adult European Championships in Munich". tyrvaansanomat.fi. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  7. "Veera Mattila ran 800 meters in the Finnish championship indoor competitions". alueviesti.fi. 20 February 2023.
  8. "Veera Mattila, who won European Championship silver with a sensational run, talks about decisive moments - "Because of that"". is.fi. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  9. Lampi, Mika (13 July 2023). "Veera Mattila fought for the final place in the 800 meters at the European Youth Championships". tyrvaansanomat.fi. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  10. "Scandal at the European Championships! Veera Mattila got the wrong medal". Iltalehti.fi. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.


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