Kristiina Mäki
Kristiina Mäki 
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| Full name | Kristiina Hannele Mäki | |||||||||
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 Czech Republic Finland
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| birthday | 22nd September 1991 (age 28) | |||||||||
| place of birth | Seinäjoki , Finland | |||||||||
| size | 170 cm | |||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg | |||||||||
| job | Student | |||||||||
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| discipline | Middle distance run | |||||||||
| National squad | since 2015 | |||||||||
| status | active | |||||||||
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| last change: February 8, 2020 | ||||||||||
Kristiina Hannele Mäki (born September 22, 1991 in Seinäjoki ) is a Czech athlete of Finnish origin who competes in medium and long-distance running .
Athletic career
In 2014 Kristiina Mäki qualified for the first time for a major international event, the European Championships in Zurich , where she finished 13th in the 5000 meter run in 15: 57.13 minutes. In 2015 she took part in the European Indoor Championships in Prague , where she finished tenth over 3000 meters in 9: 05.95 minutes. In addition, she celebrated her greatest success to date by winning the gold medal over 5000 meters at the Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea, in 16: 03.29 min. The following year, she took part in the 1500 meter run at the World Indoor Championships in Portland , but retired there with a new best of 4: 11.28 minutes in the lead. At the European Championships in Amsterdam , she finished ninth over 5000 meters in 15: 52.90 minutes. In 2017 she again took part in the Student World Games in Taipei , where she won the bronze medal over 1500 meters in 4: 20.65 minutes behind Serbian Amela Terzić and Docus Ajok from Uganda. In addition, he took sixth place over 5000 meters in 15: 59.87 minutes. The following year she was eliminated from the European Championships in Berlin over 1500 meters with 4: 10.35 min in the first round, as well as at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow in 2019 with 4: 17.19 min. She also qualified for the first time for the World Championships in Doha , where she was eliminated in the semifinals with 4: 17.65 minutes .
In 2014, 2017 and 2019 Mäki became Czech champion in the 1500 meter run. In 2013 she secured the title over 5000 meters and in 2019 also over 800 meters. In the hall she was champion in the 1500 meters from 2013 to 2015 and also in the 3000 meter run in 2013 and 2019.
Top performances
- 800 meters: 2: 02.21 min, August 15, 2018 in Szczecin
- 800 meters (hall): 2: 07.14 min, January 26, 2020 in Bratislava
- 1500 meters: 4: 06.61 min, October 2, 2019 in Doha
- 1500 meters (hall): 4: 09.82 min, February 8, 2020 in Toruń
- 2000 meters: 5: 42.71 min, May 12, 2019 in Pliezhausen ( Czech record )
- 3000 meters: 8: 51.69 min, June 21, 2014 in Braunschweig ( Czech record )
- 3000 meters (hall): 8: 58.88 min, January 31, 2015 in Karlsruhe
- 5000 meters: 15: 31.15 min, June 23, 2016 in Sligo ( Czech record )
Web links
- Kristiina Mäki in the database of World Athletics (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Haastattelussa juoksija Kristiina Mäki. Retrieved February 9, 2020 (Finnish).
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| SURNAME | Mäki, Kristiina |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mäki, Kristiina Hannele (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 22, 1991 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seinäjoki |