Lena Spoof (born August 20, 1961[1] in Vaasa) is a Finnish athlete, who won the national championship in the 100-meter hurdles four times, the national indoor master's event in the 60-meter hurdles four times and is now an archaeologist doing the first urban dig in Finland.
Lena Spoof | |
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| Born | 20 August 1961 |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Occupation(s) | archeologist, hurdler |
| Years active | 1978-present |
At the age of 17, she won the 1979 European Athletics Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz with a record of 13.24 s. The result was her personal best[1] Spoof won the 100 meters hurdles in the Finnish championship four times, in 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1982.[2] She also won the 60 meters hurdles in the Indoor Finnish Masters four times, in 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1983.[3]
By training, Spoof is an archaeologist and was the first to evaluate an urban area in Finland at the archaeological site at Old Vaasa.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Lena Spoof". International Association of Athletics Federations. International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "The Finnish Championships ("Kalevan Kisat")". GBR Athletics. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "Suomen Urheiluliiton Sisäratojen Suomen mestarit kautta aikojen, mn ja ek". Jyväskylän Kenttäurheilijat. Jyväskylän Kenttäurheilijat. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "Vaasa- ja suurvalta-ajan kaupunkiarkeologinen" (PDF). NBA Finland (in Finnish). Finland: Finnish National Board of Antiquities. 2007. p. 30. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
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