Sisko Hanhijoki
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics
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European Indoor Championships
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1989 The Hague |
60 m |
Reeta Sisko Hanhijoki, née Markkanen (born 25 April 1962 in Rautalampi) is a retired Finnish sprinter, who specialized in the 60, 100 and 200 metres. She won a bronze medal at the 1989 European Indoor Championships.[1] Domestically, she won 28 national championship titles in the 60, 100 and 200 metres indoor and outdoor between 1985 and 1993.[2][3]
Early career
Hanhijoki was born in Rautalampi and represented the club Vesannon Urheilijat.[4] In her early career she competed in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1983 World Championships,[5] and in the 100 metres at the 1986 European Championships without reaching the final.[6] She competed at 60 metres and 200 metres at the 1988 European Indoor Championships and the 1989 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.[7][8][9]
International breakthrough
At the
Hanhijoki became Finnish champion in both 100 and 200 metres in 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992.[2] She also became Finnish indoor champion in the 60 metres in 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993; and in the 200 metres in 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991.[3] The hegemony in Finnish women's sprint was taken over by Sanna Kyllönen, née Hernesniemi.
Hanhijoki's personal best time in the 60 metres (indoor) was 7.20 seconds, achieved in February 1990 in
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Finland
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| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland
|
13th (h) | 4x100 m | 44.77 |
| 1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany
|
23rd (h) | 100 m | 12.01 |
| 10th (h) | 4x100 m | 45.27 | |||
| 1987 | European Indoor Championships | Liévin, France
|
13th (h) | 60 m | 7.47 |
| 6th | 200 m | 24.55 | |||
| 1988 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary
|
16th (h) | 60 m | 7.44 |
| 14th (h) | 200 m | 24.10 | |||
| 1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands
|
3rd | 60 m | 7.23 |
| 6th | 200 m | 24.04 | |||
| World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary
|
9th (sf) | 100 m | 7.28 | |
| 8th (sf) | 200 m | 23.94 | |||
| Universiade | Duisburg, West Germany
|
4th | 200 m | 23.14 | |
| 1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom
|
5th | 60 m | 7.23 |
| 9th (sf) | 200 m | 24.30 | |||
| European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia
|
9th (sf) | 100 m | 11.54 | |
| 12th (sf) | 200 m | 23.42 | |||
| – | 4x100 m | DQ | |||
| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain
|
8th | 60 m | 7.25 |
| 6th | 200 m | 24.10 | |||
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 20th (qf) | 100 m | 11.52 | |
| 15th (sf) | 200 m | 24.12 | |||
| 10th (h) | 4x100 m | 43.73 | |||
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain
|
14th (sf) | 100 m | 11.65 |
| 15th (sf) | 200 m | 23.26 | |||
| 9th (h) | 4x100 m | 43.60 | |||
| World Cup | Havana, Cuba
|
8th | 100 m | 11.76 1
| |
| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada
|
11th (sf) | 60 m | 7.34 |
| 10th (sf) | 200 m | 23.84 | |||
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany
|
7th | 4x100 m | 43.37 | |
1Representing Europe
References
- ^ a b "European Indoor Championships (Women)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Finnish Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Finnish Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Sisko Hanhijoki". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ "Women 4x100m Realy (sic) World Championship 1983 Helsinki (FIN)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ "Women 100m European Championships 1986 Stuttgart (GER)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ "1988 European Indoor Championships, women's 60 metres qualification". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ "1988 European Indoor Championships, women's 200 metres qualification". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ a b c Sisko Markkanen-Hanhijoki at World Athletics
- ^ "1989 European Indoor Championships, women's 200 metres final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ "Women 100m European Championships 1990 Split (YUG)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ "Women 200m European Championships 1990 Split (YUG)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ "Women 4x100m Relay World Championship 1991 Tokyo (JPN)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ "Women 4x100m Relay World Championship 1993 Stuttgart (GER)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ World women's all-time best 60m indoor (last updated 2001)
- ^ a b World women's all-time best 100m (last updated 2001)
