The rain of medals continues! Kristiina Mäkelä won European Championship silver with a huge Finnish record – talked about a significant challenge with Topi Raitanen

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At the same time as the hurdler Top Raitanen celebrate the world championship in the 3000m steeplechase, Kristiina Mäkelä arranged a jymypaku at the triple jump place.

Mäkelä jumped the Finnish record 14.64 on his second attempt. The SE result brought the Finn European Championship silver in Munich on Friday.

The prize medal is Mäkelä’s, 29, the first in his career.

How does it feel when you achieve a long-term dream?

– Out of nowhere. It’s amazing, but there are no words for it. It feels empty, but awesome. I’m glad that I can talk, and I’m not just crying all the time, Mäkelä said.

Ukraine won the EC gold Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk, who jumped no less than 15.02 meters. Israel took the EC bronze Hanna Minenko with a result of 14.45.

For Finland, the medal was already the third of the European Championships in Munich. In addition to Mäkelä and Raitanen, a pole vaulter has also won medals Wilma Murtowho won gold on Wednesday.

Senni Salminen was seventh in the European triple jump final with a result of 14.13.

Mäkelä managed to see Raitanen’s top European championship race and had time to give Senni Salminen also a congratulatory hug to Raitase. Mäkelä said he got more energy from this.

– It was a kind of Voimahal just before that long jump. We have a great atmosphere in the Finnish team. I have seen a lot and exactly this kind of drive is needed.

According to Mäkelä, the coach Tuomas Sallinen has been a turning point in his career.

Mäkelä mentioned mental growth as the second factor behind success.

Mäkelä jumped his longest jump 14.64 in the second round and beat Senni Salmi’s SE readings by a centimeter. Mäkelä stated that he doesn’t remember anything about his jump, but the jump of the next round felt even better. However, it was a bit overstepped.

– I knew that the jump was in me and it’s wonderful that it came today. How can you get everything at once? Wonderful, Mäkelä sighed with satisfaction.

N 3-JUMP, final competition

1. Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk UKR 15.02 EL
2. Kristiina Mäkelä FIN 14.64 SE
3. Hanna Minenko ISR 14.45
4. Neele Eckhardt-Noack GER 14.43
5. Patricia Mamona POR 14.41
6. Naomi Metzger GBR 14.33
7. Senni Salminen FIN 14,13
8. Elena Talos ROU 14.01 SB
9. Spyridoula Karydi GRE 13.54
10. Ottavia Cestonaro ITA 13.48
11. Aleksandra Nacheva BUL 13.33
12. Dovile Kilty LTU 13.27