Eveliina Määttänen

Eveliina Määttänen (born 1 September 1995) is a track and field athlete from Finland who competes over 800 metres.[1]

Eveliina Määttänen
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born (1995-09-01) 1 September 1995
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800m: 1:59.81 (Budapest 2023)

Career

Määttänen participated in the 800 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[2] In the same year she also competed in the 800 metres at the European Athletics Championships in Munich.[3]

In 2023, she participated in the World Championships in Budapest, and qualified from the heats for the semi-final of the 800 metres in a time of 2:00.41.[4]

Personal life

From Kerava, she graduated as a pharmacist in 2019 and works in a pharmacy in addition to sports. She is married to Slovenian athlete Jan Petrac. Her brother, Jaakko Määttänen, is also an international athlete. He has represented Finland as a race walker.[5][6]

References
  1. "E.Maattanen". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  2. Rein, Pasi (22 July 2022). "Eveliina Määttänen had a tough ride in the heats". ess.fi. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. Monstovic, Robert (18 August 2022). "Espoo's Tapioen athletes get into real action at the European Championships - this is how Eveliina and Jaakko Määttänen set their goals". Lansivayla.fi. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  4. "Women's 800m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". World Athletics. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  5. Hanninen, Petri (21 July 2022). "The pharmacist from Kerava completely rose to the World Championships - Eveliina Määttänen, 26, improved her record in half a year by an amazing 11 seconds". yle.fi. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  6. "With the strength of 68 athletes – This is the Finnish team at the European Athletics Championships". Seiska.fi. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2023.


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