Wilma Murto
Murto at the 2022 Finnish Athletics Championships in Joensuu | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Wilma Anna Helena Murto |
| Born | June 11, 1998 Kuusjoki, Finland |
| Sport | |
| Country | Finland |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole vault |
| Coached by | Jarno Koivunen |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | |
Medal record | |
Wilma Anna Helena Murto (born 11 June 1998) is a Finnish pole vaulter. She won the gold medal at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich with a jump of 4.85 m (15 ft 10+3⁄4 in), equalling the championships record and setting a new Finnish record. Murto also claimed victory at the 2023 European Indoor Championships, making her the first Finnish woman in history to win gold at these championships.
She was the 2016 World Under-20 Championships and 2017 European U20 Championships bronze medallist. Murto currently holds Finnish national records out and indoors and world U20 indoor record of 4.71 m (15 ft 5+1⁄4 in).